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Art Schools in the Midwest - 2024 Ranking

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Our 2024 ranking contains 538 art colleges offering majors in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Best-Art-Colleges.com team ranks Northwestern University (Evanston, IL), Washington University in St Louis (Saint Louis, MO), and University of Notre Dame the best three art schools in the Midwest.

See the Top 50 Art schools in the Midwest below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Midwest.

Top 50 art schools in the Midwest:

Northwestern University - Art School Ranking
1. Northwestern University

Evanston, IL, 38 art programs

Washington University in St Louis - Art School Ranking
2. Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, MO, 23 art programs

University of Notre Dame - Art School Ranking
3. University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN, 13 art programs

University of Michigan Ann Arbor - Art School Ranking
4. University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI, 32 art programs

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign - Art School Ranking
5. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Champaign, IL, 15 art programs

University of Wisconsin Madison - Art School Ranking
6. University of Wisconsin Madison

Madison, WI, 18 art programs

Ohio State University - Art School Ranking
7. Ohio State University

Columbus, OH, 24 art programs

University of Minnesota Twin Cities - Art School Ranking
8. University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN, 20 art programs

Michigan State University - Art School Ranking
9. Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI, 19 art programs

Indiana University Bloomington - Art School Ranking
10. Indiana University Bloomington

Bloomington, IN, 25 art programs

Miami University Oxford - Art School Ranking
11. Miami University Oxford

Oxford, OH, 18 art programs

University of Cincinnati - Art School Ranking
12. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH, 25 art programs

Iowa State University - Art School Ranking
13. Iowa State University

Ames, IA, 12 art programs

University of Kansas - Art School Ranking
14. University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS, 19 art programs

University of Iowa - Art School Ranking
15. University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA, 17 art programs

Kansas State University - Art School Ranking
16. Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS, 9 art programs

Bowling Green State University - Art School Ranking
17. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green, OH, 14 art programs

University of Illinois Chicago - Art School Ranking
18. University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, IL, 16 art programs

Western Michigan University - Art School Ranking
19. Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI, 18 art programs

Wayne State University - Art School Ranking
20. Wayne State University

Detroit, MI, 11 art programs

University of Nebraska Lincoln - Art School Ranking
21. University of Nebraska Lincoln

Lincoln, NE, 11 art programs

Central Michigan University - Art School Ranking
22. Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI, 13 art programs

College For Creative Studies - Art School Ranking
23. College for Creative Studies

Detroit, MI, 7 art programs

Oakland University - Art School Ranking
24. Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI, 17 art programs

Ball State University - Art School Ranking
25. Ball State University

Muncie, IN, 16 art programs

Ohio University - Art School Ranking
26. Ohio University

Athens, OH, 39 art programs

Illinois State University - Art School Ranking
27. Illinois State University

Normal, IL, 11 art programs

Ferris State University - Art School Ranking
28. Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI, 23 art programs

Missouri State University Springfield - Art School Ranking
29. Missouri State University Springfield

Springfield, MO, 10 art programs

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee - Art School Ranking
30. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI, 12 art programs

University of Wisconsin Stout - Art School Ranking
31. University of Wisconsin Stout

Menomonie, WI, 9 art programs

Eastern Michigan University - Art School Ranking
32. Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI, 19 art programs

Kent State University at Kent - Art School Ranking
33. Kent State University

Kent, OH, 22 art programs

Northern Illinois University - Art School Ranking
34. Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL, 9 art programs

University of Chicago - Art School Ranking
35. University of Chicago

Chicago, IL, 17 art programs

Case Western Reserve University - Art School Ranking
36. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH, 10 art programs

Carleton College - Art School Ranking
37. Carleton College

Northfield, MN, 6 art programs

Purdue University - Art School Ranking
38. Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN, 11 art programs

Oberlin College - Art School Ranking
39. Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH, 9 art programs

Drake University - Art School Ranking
40. Drake University

Des Moines, IA, 11 art programs

Grinnell College - Art School Ranking
41. Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA, 6 art programs

Butler University - Art School Ranking
42. Butler University

Indianapolis, IN, 14 art programs

Illinois Institute of Technology - Art School Ranking
43. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL, 2 art programs

DePaul University - Art School Ranking
44. DePaul University

Chicago, IL, 12 art programs

University of Missouri Columbia - Art School Ranking
45. University of Missouri Columbia

Columbia, MO, 7 art programs

Loyola University Chicago - Art School Ranking
46. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL, 9 art programs

University of Northern Iowa - Art School Ranking
47. University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA, 18 art programs

Bradley University - Art School Ranking
48. Bradley University

Peoria, IL, 16 art programs

School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Art School Ranking
Webster University - Art School Ranking
50. Webster University

Saint Louis, MO, 21 art programs

Art schools in the Midwest by state:

Schools by State89 Art Schools in Illinois41 Art Schools in Indiana40 Art Schools in Iowa38 Art Schools in Kansas61 Art Schools in Michigan51 Art Schools in Minnesota44 Art Schools in Missouri22 Art Schools in Nebraska11 Art Schools in North Dakota87 Art Schools in Ohio11 Art Schools in South Dakota43 Art Schools in Wisconsin


Art programs in the Midwest:

General Fine Arts: 399 schools
Painting and Drawing: 36 schools
Sculpture Art: 17 schools
Performing Arts: 315 schools
Design and Animation: 318 schools
Applied Arts: 24 schools
Digital Arts: 179 schools
Arts Management: 98 schools

Art schools in other regions:

Northeast: 453 schools
Northwest: 86 schools
South: 682 schools
Southeast: 463 schools
West: 405 schools

Popular art school cities in the Midwest:

in Illinois:
Carbondale: 1 school
Champaign: 2 schools
Charleston: 1 school
Chicago: 17 schools
Decatur: 2 schools
Dekalb: 1 school
Elmhurst: 1 school
Evanston: 1 school
Glen Ellyn: 1 school
Normal: 1 school
Peoria: 1 school
in Indiana:
Bloomington: 1 school
Evansville: 2 schools
Fort Wayne: 2 schools
Indianapolis: 6 schools
Muncie: 1 school
Notre Dame: 3 schools
West Lafayette: 2 schools
in Iowa:
Ames: 1 school
Cedar Falls: 1 school
Iowa City: 1 school
in Kansas:
Lawrence: 2 schools
Manhattan: 1 school
Overland Park: 1 school
Wichita: 4 schools
in Michigan:
Allendale: 1 school
Ann Arbor: 3 schools
Bay City: 2 schools
Big Rapids: 1 school
Detroit: 4 schools
East Lansing: 1 school
Grand Rapids: 4 schools
Kalamazoo: 3 schools
Marquette: 1 school
Mount Pleasant: 1 school
Rochester Hills: 2 schools
Ypsilanti: 1 school
in Minnesota:
Duluth: 3 schools
Mankato: 2 schools
Minneapolis: 6 schools
Moorhead: 2 schools
Northfield: 2 schools
Saint Paul: 9 schools
White Bear Lake: 1 school
in Missouri:
Columbia: 3 schools
Kansas City: 5 schools
Saint Charles: 1 school
Saint Louis: 8 schools
Springfield: 4 schools
in Nebraska:
Lincoln: 4 schools
Omaha: 4 schools
in North Dakota:
Fargo: 2 schools
in Ohio:
Akron: 1 school
Athens: 1 school
Berea: 1 school
Bowling Green: 1 school
Cedarville: 1 school
Cincinnati: 5 schools
Cleveland: 5 schools
Columbus: 6 schools
Dayton: 3 schools
Kent: 1 school
Kettering: 1 school
Oberlin: 1 school
Oxford: 1 school
in Wisconsin:
Appleton: 2 schools
Eau Claire: 2 schools
Green Bay: 3 schools
Kenosha: 3 schools
La Crosse: 3 schools
Madison: 3 schools
Menomonie: 1 school
Milwaukee: 8 schools
Stevens Point: 1 school
Whitewater: 1 school
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