Best Colleges for Design and Applied Arts in Illinois | CampusGuide

11

Schools Ranked

$32,368

Avg. Program Earnings

65.1%

Avg. Graduation Rate

Top 11 Schools

College rankings
#	School	Median Earnings	Graduation Rate	School Type
1	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois	$41,565	84.9%	public
2	DePaul University Chicago, Illinois	$41,193	70.0%	private-nonprofit
3	Bradley University Peoria, Illinois	$38,289	72.1%	private-nonprofit
4	North Central College Naperville, Illinois	$33,993	71.1%	private-nonprofit
5	Dominican University River Forest, Illinois	$31,133	62.4%	private-nonprofit
6	Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, Illinois	$30,409	45.7%	private-nonprofit
7	Columbia College Chicago Chicago, Illinois	$29,737	48.5%	private-nonprofit
8	Augustana College Rock Island, Illinois	$29,685	79.2%	private-nonprofit
9	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, Illinois	$29,685	76.9%	private-nonprofit
10	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois	$26,643	60.3%	public
11	American Academy of Art College Chicago, Illinois	$23,719	45.0%	private-forprofit

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