2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree 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.
The Most Popular Visual & Performing 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 20 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 Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois
Check out the visual and performing arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named School of the Art Institute of Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for visual and performing 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.
About 70% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 30% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
About 64% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 36% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Illinois. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Women make up 47% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
About 56% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 44% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Roosevelt University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
About 61% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 39% are male.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Roosevelt University
Eastern Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.
Of the 59 students majoring in visual and performing arts at EIU, 24% are male and 76% are female.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Eastern Illinois University
Illinois State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 61% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Columbia College Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Of the 42 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Columbia, 43% are male and 57% are female.
With a ranking of #9, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 46% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 54% are male.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Northern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 56% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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