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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k.

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

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k list. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public institution located in Edwardsville, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUE also made our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SIUE are $9,300.

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#2

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

NIU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree fine arts students whose families make more than $110k list, UIUC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k. Carbondale, 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.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago Fine Arts Report

#6

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Illinois State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State are $11,069, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Illinois State University Fine Arts Report

#7

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois

Bradley University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Bradley University is a medium-sized school located in Peoria, Illinois that handed out 2 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Bradley also made our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bradley are $17,040.

Full Bradley Fine Arts Report

#2 in overall quality

School of the Art Institute of Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 143 degrees to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at School of the Art Institute of Chicago are $43,912, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on 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.

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