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2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular 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 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fine & Studio Arts program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for Fine Arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named School of the Art Institute of Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 68% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

Women make up 81% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Eastern Illinois University Report

#3

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Bloomfield Hills, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cranbrook Academy of Art. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Carnbrook Academy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

Women make up 65% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Cranbrook Academy of Art Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

Women make up 54% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 61% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Of the 22 students majoring in Fine Arts at UIUC, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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Kent State University at Kent ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 76% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

About 65% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 35% are male.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

Women make up 53% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Ohio University - Athens Campus

Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

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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 28 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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