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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree School for You

Fine & Studio Arts is the #67 most popular major in the country with 3,224 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 31 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the Fine Arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Out of the 31 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 2 spot on the list. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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Illinois State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine and studio arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 72
Illinois 274
Ohio 78
Indiana 44
Wisconsin 54

One of 9 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Fine Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 25 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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