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2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$41,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,716 people earned their degree in art history, making the major the 175th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 448 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in art history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality art history programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the art history program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree art history students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Art History (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Northwestern University is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 3 doctorate’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwestern University Art History Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #2 spot in our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Art History Report

#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s art history degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UChicago, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Art History at UChicago

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #4 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 doctorate’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Read more about Art History at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s art history degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIUC Art History Report

#6 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Ohio State is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 4 doctorate’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Art History at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#7 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s art history students in 2019-2020.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Art History at UIC

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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