Ranked #56 in popularity, art studies is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for art studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 393 degrees in art studies to qualified students.
Your choice of art studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Art Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Art Studies Schools in Wisconsin ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the art studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in art studies. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 84 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in art studies. UWM is a very large public university located in the city of Milwaukee. This university ranks 23rd out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 97 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is a good option for students pursuing a degree in art studies. UW - Eau Claire is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Eau Claire. A Best Colleges rank of #456 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Eau Claire is a great university overall.
There were about 47 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UW - Eau Claire in the most recent data year.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a great choice for students interested in a degree in art studies. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #400 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Whitewater is a great university overall.
There were roughly 29 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UW - Whitewater in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Appleton, Lawrence U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 32nd out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 17 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Lawrence U in the most recent year we have data available.
UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Stevens Point. This university ranks 35th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 23 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stevens Point in the most recent year we have data available.
UW - River Falls is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of River Falls. This university ranks 26th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 23 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UW - River Falls in the most recent year we have data available.
UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public university located in the small city of La Crosse. A Best Colleges rank of #380 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - La Crosse is a great university overall.
There were approximately 20 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UW - La Crosse in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 30th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 17 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UW - Green Bay in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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Your choice of art studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Art Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
