2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Other Design & Applied Arts is the 407th most popular major in the country with 1,209 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 31 other design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 other design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other design and applied arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other design and applied arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other design and applied arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree other design & applied arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 10 masters’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Design & Applied Arts at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#2

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota

$41,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis College of Art and Design landed the #2 spot on the list. MCAD is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s other design and applied arts degrees to qualified students.

MCAD also took the #0 spot in our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MCAD are $41,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Minneapolis College of Art and Design Other Design & Applied Arts Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k)

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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