Art Schools in Chicago
Chicago, IL
(population: 2,878,948) has
seventeen art schools within
its city limits.
Loyola University Chicago, the highest ranked school in the city with an art program, has a total student population of 15,879. It is the
144th highest ranked school in the USA and the
3rd highest in the state of Illinois (#1 is Northwestern University).
To learn more about art programs in Chicago,
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Christian Rieben,
Thomas Rowlands,
and Diane Santinga.
Art students from Chicago schools who go on to become
artists,
animators,
animation designers,
animation artists, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 8,900 people working as
fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$50,630.
Also, Craft artists make on average $33,070 per year and there are about 5,380 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan area alone, there are
** employed craft artists earning an average salary of
$33,210. Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in this area earn
$42,370/yr and there are 280 employed.
Chicago lies in Cook county, which is one of the
49 counties in Illinois. Overall, the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan area has 3,669,800 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment
rate, $24/hr average worker wage, and a $48,910 average annual salary.
Thus, about 0 out of every 1000 jobs in Chicago are held by fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators,
and **/1000 are held by craft artists.
Of the 17 art schools
in
Chicago,
only 6 have a student population over 10k.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
comes out as the most expensive ($38,965/yr) for art students, with City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College as the lowest, reported at only $5,698/yr.
Art Programs in Chicago
Loyola University Chicago
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
Levels offered:
Masters, PhD
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Visual and performing arts
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Fine/Studio Arts, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Illinois at Chicago
Art Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Geology/Earth Science, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Visual and performing arts
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Design and Applied Arts, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Fine/Studio Arts, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Saint Xavier University
Art Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Visual and performing arts
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Art/Art Studies, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Chicago
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors, PhD
Visual and performing arts
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
DePaul University
Art Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Masters
Art Therapy/Therapist
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
Levels offered:
Masters
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Levels offered:
Masters
Cartography
Visual and performing arts
Levels offered:
Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Art/Art Studies, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Arts Management
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
Levels offered:
Masters
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Art Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Art Therapy/Therapist
Levels offered:
Masters
Visual and performing arts
Levels offered:
Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Arts Management
Levels offered:
Masters
Fine/Studio Arts, General
Levels offered:
Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
Visual and Performing Arts, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
North Park University
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Visual and performing arts
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Art/Art Studies, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Robert Morris College
Culinary Arts/Chef Training
Levels offered:
Associates
Visual and performing arts
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Commercial and Advertising Art
Levels offered:
Associates
The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago
Roosevelt University
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Visual and performing arts
Levels offered:
Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
American Academy of Art
Visual and performing arts
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Commercial and Advertising Art
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Columbia College Chicago
Recording Arts Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Visual and performing arts
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Arts Management
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Commercial and Advertising Art
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Fine/Studio Arts, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Northeastern Illinois University
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Geology/Earth Science, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Visual and performing arts
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Art/Art Studies, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Chicago State University
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Visual and performing arts
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Art/Art Studies, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
International Academy of Design and Technology
Visual and performing arts
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Commercial and Advertising Art
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Design and Applied Arts, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
Art Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Associates
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Levels offered:
Associates
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Levels offered:
Associates
Visual and performing arts
Levels offered:
Associates
Art/Art Studies, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Adler School of Professional Psychology
Art Therapy/Therapist
Levels offered:
Certificate, Masters
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- Mohawk Industries Inc
- Motion Industries Inc
- Printing Industries Institute
Chicago City Parks:
- Millennium Park
- Washington Square Park
- Garfield Park
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