20
Colleges in Illinois
5,631
Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$27,194
Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in
visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #10 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 20 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of visual & performing arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5,631 degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
The visual & performing arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts rankings. We derive our Best Overall Visual & Performing Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the visual & performing arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were roughly 378 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts major at Northwestern University earn $4,362 more than the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 353 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program state that they receive average early career earnings of $28,526.
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Any student pursuing a degree in visual & performing arts needs to look into School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were about 754 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, visual & performing arts degree recipients generally earn about $25,538 in the first five years of their career.
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Wheaton College Illinois is a great option for students interested in a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wheaton College Illinois is a great college overall.
There were approximately 55 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Illinois in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, visual & performing arts degree recipients typically make about $28,924 in their early careers.
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Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #370 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great college overall.
There were approximately 878.9999999999999 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year. After graduation, visual & performing arts degree recipients usually make about $25,104 at the beginning of their careers.
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DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.
There were roughly 531 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program state that they receive average early career income of $23,942.
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Illinois State is a very large public university located in the suburb of Normal. A Best Colleges rank of #231 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Illinois State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 309 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, visual & performing arts degree recipients generally make around $28,008 in the first five years of their career.
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Located in the city of Decatur, Millikin is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 28th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 113.99999999999999 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Millikin in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program make about $23,872 for their early career.
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Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.
There were about 190 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career earnings of $25,275.
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Illinois Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bloomington. This university ranks 20th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 27 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Wesleyan in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program make about $18,075 for their early career.
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