2025 Best Other Visual Art Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in other visual art sits in the middle of the road, ranking #206 out of 363 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for other visual art students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 37 bachelor's degrees in other visual art to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other visual art students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of other visual art students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for other visual art to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other visual art related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for other visual art students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Other Visual Art Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Other Visual Art Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Other Visual Art in Illinois

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for other visual art students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Other Visual Art

1

Millikin University
Decatur, IL

11 Annual Graduates

$22,815 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in other visual art has to look into Millikin University. Millikin is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Decatur.

Soon after graduating, other visual art bachelor's recipients generally make around $22,815 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in other visual art from Millikin University

2

Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL

10 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Western Illinois University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in other visual art. WIU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Macomb.More information about a bachelor’s 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	261	10
Ohio	252	20
Wisconsin	213	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Visual Art

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Other Visual Art has other similar majors worth exploring.

Other Visual Art Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Visual & Performing Arts	37

Most Popular Majors Related to Other Visual Art

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts	1,222
Design & Applied Arts	735
Drama & Theater Arts	734
Music	557
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	446
Arts & Media Management	144
General Visual & Performing Arts	75
Dance	47

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013. More about our data sources and methodologies.