2025 Best Fine Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region
36
Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
2,050
Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
Fine Arts is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #66 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 36 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for fine arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,050 degrees in fine arts to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Fine Arts School
The fine arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fine Arts rankings. We derive our Best Overall Fine Arts 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.
Fine Arts Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Fine Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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.
Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Read more about College Factual's methodology.
Best Schools for Fine Arts in the Great Lakes Region
The schools below may not offer all types of fine arts degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Fine Arts
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IN
43
Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
Indiana University - Bloomington is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in fine arts. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were roughly 43 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in fine arts from Indiana University - Bloomington
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
713
Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
School of the Art Institute of Chicago is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in fine arts. Located in the city of Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were about 713 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in fine arts from School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In IL
Every student who is interested in fine arts has to look into University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in fine arts from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Illinois State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in fine arts. Illinois State is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Normal. A Best Colleges rank of #210 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Illinois State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 24 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in fine arts from Illinois State University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In IL
31
Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #212 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great college overall.
There were about 31 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in fine arts from Columbia College Chicago
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In OH
67
Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.
There were about 67 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in fine arts from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
75
Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 20th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 75 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in fine arts from Northern Illinois University
Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in fine arts from Michigan State University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In IN
Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in fine arts from Purdue University - Main Campus
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OH
50
Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #250 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Kent State is a great university overall.
There were about 50 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in fine arts from Kent State University at Kent
