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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 149,215 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,700 and had an average of $25,051 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 5,631 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,194 and $25,846 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 909 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,317 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in visual and performing arts.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree visual & performing arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend School of the Art Institute of Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 164 degrees to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 154 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Northwestern University
Out of the 20 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #3 spot on the list. DePaul is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 117 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at DePaul University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 79 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 76 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Roosevelt University
Eastern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. EIU is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 59 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Eastern Illinois University
Illinois State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. Normal, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Illinois State
Columbia College Chicago landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 42 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Report
Northern Illinois University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. NIU is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at NIU
With a ranking of #10, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 32 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Visual & Performing Arts Report
University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 31 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Chicago Visual & Performing Arts Report
Western Illinois University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Full Western Illinois University Visual & Performing Arts Report
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking. SIUE is a public institution located in Edwardsville, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SIUE Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #15, Northeastern Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 7 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Northeastern Illinois University
Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Illinois Tech
North Park University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. North Park University is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 4 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full North Park Visual & Performing Arts Report
Bradley University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. Bradley University is located in Peoria, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Bradley University Visual & Performing Arts Report
Governors State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking. Located in University Park, Illinois, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Full GSU Visual & Performing Arts Report
Concordia University, Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. Located in River Forest, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Chicago Visual & Performing Arts Report
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