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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
184 Degrees Awarded
$22,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Fine Arts is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,032 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 1,068 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 184 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in fine arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k. Edwardsville, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

SIUE not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are $9,300, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Fine Arts Report

#2

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 7 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU also made our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086.

Read more about Fine Arts at NIU

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 15 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine Arts at UIUC

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #4 spot on the list. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIC Fine Arts Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 5 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Fine Arts Report

#6

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Illinois State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Illinois State is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State University are $11,069, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine Arts at Illinois State

#7

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois

Bradley University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. Bradley University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Peoria, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bradley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bradley are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Fine Arts at Bradley

#2 in overall quality

School of the Art Institute of Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 143 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at School of the Art Institute of Chicago are $43,912, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine Arts at School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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.

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