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2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Art Studies is the 52nd most popular major in the country with 19,826 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 872 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 80 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in art studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great art studies 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 art studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Art Studies at UMN Twin Cities

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Nebraska at Kearney is located in Kearney, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s art studies degrees to qualified students.

UNK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNK are $14,792.

Read more about Art Studies at UNK

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 3 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #4 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Art Studies at Minnesota State Mankato

#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UND is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326.

Full University of North Dakota Art Studies Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s art studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

Read more about Art Studies at University of Missouri - Columbia

#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

University of Iowa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
#7 in overall quality

University of South Dakota did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Vermillion, South Dakota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

USD also made our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USD Art Studies Report

#8

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

With a ranking of #8, Webster University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s art studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Webster also took the #0 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Art Studies at Webster

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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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