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2022 Best Value Commercial and Advertising Art Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
133 Degrees Awarded
$18,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Commercial and Advertising Art Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Commercial and Advertising Art Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,790 people earned their degree in commercial and advertising art, making the major the 237th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 422 commercial and advertising art graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 133 commercial and advertising art graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Commercial and Advertising Art Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in commercial and advertising art. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great commercial and advertising art programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the commercial and advertising art program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Commercial and Advertising Art Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Commercial and Advertising Art Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Commercial & Advertising Art in the Plains States Region

#1

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bemidji State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Commercial and Advertising Art Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Bemidji State University is a small public school situated in Bemidji, Minnesota. It awarded 1 bachelors’s commercial and advertising art degrees in 2019-2020.

Bemidji State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Commercial & Advertising Art Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bemidji State University is $15,868 for plains states region bachelor’s degree commercial and advertising art students.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Commercial and Advertising Art Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s commercial and advertising art degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Duluth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Commercial & Advertising Art Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMN Duluth is $17,067 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Commercial and Advertising Art students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Minnesota - Duluth Commercial & Advertising Art Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Commercial and Advertising Art Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s commercial and advertising art degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Moorhead not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Commercial & Advertising Art Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead is $16,893 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Commercial and Advertising Art students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Minnesota State University - Moorhead Commercial & Advertising Art Report

#4

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Commercial and Advertising Art Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s commercial and advertising art students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCM, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Commercial & Advertising Art Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $13,677 for plains states region bachelor’s degree commercial and advertising art students per year to attend UCM.

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#5

Black Hills State University

Spearfish, South Dakota
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black Hills State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Commercial and Advertising Art Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Spearfish, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s commercial and advertising art students in 2019-2020.

BHSU also made our “Best Commercial & Advertising Art Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Black Hills State University is $16,641 for plains states region bachelor’s degree commercial and advertising art students.

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#6

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Webster University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Commercial and Advertising Art Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s commercial and advertising art students in 2019-2020.

Webster also took the #4 spot in our “Best Commercial & Advertising Art Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $22,768 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Commercial and Advertising Art students per year to attend Webster University.

The low student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#7

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Drake University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Commercial and Advertising Art Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s commercial and advertising art degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree commercial and advertising art students list, Drake has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Commercial & Advertising Art Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Drake is $29,432 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Commercial and Advertising Art students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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