2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts School for You
Fine & Studio Arts is the #45 most popular major in Illinois with 274 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Illinois
The colleges and universities below are the best for Fine Arts majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools
Our analysis found Eastern Illinois University to be the best school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Bradley University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Illinois list. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.
University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.
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Northern Illinois University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best fine and studio arts programs. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Columbia College Chicago landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best fine and studio arts programs. Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 72 |
Ohio | 78 |
Indiana | 44 |
Wisconsin | 54 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Fine Arts
One of 9 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Fine Arts
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Music | 7,675 |
Design & Applied Arts | 1,979 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 1,704 |
Drama & Theater Arts | 1,699 |
Arts & Media Management | 1,184 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.
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