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2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree 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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The Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in Illinois 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named School of the Art Institute of Chicago the most popular school in Illinois 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 large city of Chicago.

Of the 126 students majoring in Fine Arts at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at School of the Art Institute of Chicago Report

#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 Illinois list. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

About 81% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 19% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Women make up 73% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fine and studio arts schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fine and studio arts schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 36% are male.

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Northern Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 63% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in Fine Arts at Illinois State, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Women make up 71% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Northwestern University Report

Columbia College Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for fine and studio arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 6 students majoring in Fine Arts at Columbia, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for fine and studio arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 72
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.

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 13 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.

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