Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drawing (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$16,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Drawing Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Drawing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Drawing is the 680th most popular major in the country with 358 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 35 drawing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 drawing graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Drawing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in drawing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent drawing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the drawing program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Drawing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Drawing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Drawing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drawing (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Drawing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Oakland University is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s drawing degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Drawing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oakland University is $7,751 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree drawing students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Drawing at Oakland

#2

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Drawing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Shawnee State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Portsmouth, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s drawing degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Shawnee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Drawing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Shawnee State University is $14,254 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Drawing students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Drawing at Shawnee State University

#3

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Drawing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bradley University landed the #3 spot on the list. Bradley is a medium-sized school located in Peoria, Illinois that handed out 2 bachelors’s drawing degrees in 2019-2020.

Bradley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Drawing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $18,232 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Drawing students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Bradley University.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Bradley University Drawing Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Drawing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. IWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marion, Indiana. It awarded 8 bachelors’s drawing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IWU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Drawing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend IWU is $15,005 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree drawing students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Drawing at Indiana Wesleyan University

#5

American Academy of Art

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Drawing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, American Academy of Art landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s drawing students in 2019-2020.

The Academy not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Drawing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $24,609 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Drawing students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The Academy.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Drawing at The Academy

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

Featured Fine Arts Schools

Find Schools Near You