2025 Best Other Visual Art Schools in Illinois

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in other visual art. It is ranked #251 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other Visual Art Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 34 degrees in other visual art to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Other Visual Art Schools List

Other Visual Art Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Other Visual Art Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Other Visual Art in Illinois

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 other visual art degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Illinois Schools in Other Visual Art

1

Millikin University
Decatur, IL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12.5% Growth in Graduates

Millikin University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in other visual art. Millikin is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Decatur.More information about a degree in other visual art from Millikin University

2

Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Western Illinois University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in other visual art. WIU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Macomb.More information about a degree in other visual art from Western Illinois University

Best Other Visual Art Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Other Visual Art Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	322	10
Ohio	314	20
Wisconsin	273	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Visual Art

Other Visual Art is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Other Visual Art Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Visual & Performing Arts	34

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Majors Similar to Other Visual Art

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts	1,595
Design & Applied Arts	1,143
Music	995
Drama & Theater Arts	916
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	479
Arts & Media Management	278
General Visual & Performing Arts	67
Dance	46

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Notes and References

• 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.