2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,053 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Illinois to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Illinois
Check out the visual and performing arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in Illinois for visual and performing arts students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend School of the Art Institute of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Illinois list. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Illinois list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Illinois list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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With a ranking of #6, Eastern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.
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With a ranking of #7, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.
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Northern Illinois University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular visual and performing arts programs. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.
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Columbia College Chicago landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular visual and performing arts programs. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 417 |
| Ohio | 791 |
| Wisconsin | 146 |
| Michigan | 469 |
Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music | 7,675 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 3,224 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 1,979 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 1,704 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 1,699 |
| Arts & Media Management | 1,184 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 390 |
| Dance | 257 |
| Other Visual Art | 254 |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 13 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 17,287 |
| English Language & Literature | 9,566 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 4,163 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 3,136 |
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 2,680 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 20 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 Bonnielou2013.
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