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Arts Schools in Illinois

Illinois contains 109 schools that offer arts programs. Northwestern University, the highest-ranking arts school in IL, has a total student population of 19,853 and is the 11th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 109 arts schools in Illinois, only 11 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), with Springfield College in Illinois as the lowest recorded at only $8,629/yr.

Arts students from Illinois schools who go on to become artists, graphic designers, journalists, musicians, 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 Illinois alone, there are employed craft artists earning an average yearly salary of $34,910. Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in this state earn $44,680/yr and there are 370 employed.

Also, within the arts schools in Illinois, the average student population is 3,360 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from arts, there are 7983 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,830 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $7,282, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Arts Programs in Illinois

Northwestern 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, PhD
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Visual and Performing Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Wheaton College

• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Loyola University Chicago

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  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

Knox College

• 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
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Illinois at Chicago

• 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
• Visual and performing arts
  

  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

Illinois Institute of Technology

• 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: Masters, PhD
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD

Dominican University

• 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
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Elmhurst College

• 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
• Arts Management
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

North Central College

• 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: Bachelors, Masters
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Saint Xavier University

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• 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

Millikin University

• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Arts Management
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Monmouth College

• 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

McKendree University

• 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
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of St Francis

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• 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
• Visual and Performing Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Greenville College

• 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
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters

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
• Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Principia College

• 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
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Illinois 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, Masters
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Illinois Wesleyan University

• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Arts Management
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

DePaul University

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• 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
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
• 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

Bradley University

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• 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: Bachelors, Masters
• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Augustana College

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Illinois at Springfield

• 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: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Western Illinois University

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Eastern Illinois University

• 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
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Northern Illinois University

• 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: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Lake Forest College

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lewis University

• 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
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Olivet Nazarene University

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• 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

MacMurray College

• 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
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Illinois College

• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, 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

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

• 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: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg

• Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Benedictine University

• Associate of Arts in Business Administration
  
• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Arts Management
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Trinity Christian College

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Judson University

• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Concordia University

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• 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: Bachelors, Masters
• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Aurora University

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

North Park University

• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Robert Morris College

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Trinity International University

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors
• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago

• Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
  
• Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Springfield College in Illinois

• 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

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
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Quincy University

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Arts Management
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago

• Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Rockford College

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lincoln College

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

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