2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Art History in Illinois

If you plan on getting your master's degree in art history, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #163 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for art history students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 master's degrees in art history during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Art History School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in art history matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Art History in Illinois ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for art history, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Art History Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for art history.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Art History in Illinois

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in art history.

Most Well Attended Schools for Art History Students Working on Their Master's

1

School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL

26 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in art history has to check out School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Located in the large city of Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in art history in Illinois.

There were roughly 26 art history individuals who graduated with this degree at School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in art history from School of the Art Institute of Chicago

2

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Chicago is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in art history. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in art history in Illinois.

There were about 5 art history students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in art history from University of Illinois at Chicago

3

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in art history. SIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Carbondale. More information about a master’s in art history from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

3

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Chicago is a popular option for individuals interested in a master's degree in art history. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. More information about a master’s in art history from University of Chicago

3

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northwestern University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in art history. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in art history from Northwestern University

3

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a master's degree in art history. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign. More information about a master’s in art history from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Best Art History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Art History Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	470	8
Ohio	466	15
Indiana	352	5
Wisconsin	302	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Art History

One of 12 majors within the Fine & Studio Arts area of study, Art History has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine Arts	184
Art Studies	57
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.