2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art History in Illinois (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Art History is the 175th most popular major in the country with 3,716 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 133 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in art history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent art history programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art History in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s art history students in 2019-2020.

UIC also took the #0 spot in our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UIC Art History Report

#2

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$43,912 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, School of the Art Institute of Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago also made our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at School of the Art Institute of Chicago are $43,912.

Read full report on Art History at School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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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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