2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Illinois

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in visual and performing arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #13 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for visual and performing arts students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 74 doctor's degrees in visual and performing arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Visual & Performing Arts School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in visual and performing arts matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Illinois ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality visual and performing arts program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Visual & Performing Arts Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for visual and performing arts.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in Illinois

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in visual and performing arts.

Most Well Attended Schools for Visual & Performing Arts Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

41 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in visual and performing arts. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in visual and performing arts in Illinois.

There were about 41 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in visual and performing arts from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

17 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northwestern University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in visual and performing arts. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in visual and performing arts in Illinois.

There were approximately 17 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in visual and performing arts from Northwestern University

3

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

12 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Chicago is a popular choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in visual and performing arts. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in visual and performing arts in Illinois.

There were roughly 12 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in visual and performing arts from University of Chicago

4

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in visual and performing arts. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in visual and performing arts in Illinois.

There were approximately 2 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.

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4

Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Illinois Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in visual and performing arts. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in visual and performing arts in Illinois.

There were roughly 2 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in visual and performing arts from Illinois Institute of Technology

6

Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in visual and performing arts from Northern Illinois University

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Indiana	30	61
Ohio	29	87
Michigan	28	71
Wisconsin	27	16

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Music	56
Fine & Studio Arts	10
Drama & Theater Arts	4
Design & Applied Arts	2
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	2

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations	119
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	85
English Language & Literature	66
Philosophy & Religious Studies	39

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.