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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art Studies in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Getting Aid” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in art studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent art studies programs, but they also 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 Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art Studies in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Kearney, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art studies degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

UNK also took the #3 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 Nebraska at Kearney are $14,792.

Read full report on Art Studies at University of Nebraska at Kearney

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Art Studies Report

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 5 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Art Studies at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#5 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #4 spot on the list. UND is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 2 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UND also took the #5 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 UND are $18,326.

Full UND Art Studies Report

#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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.

Read full report on Art Studies at Iowa

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #6 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Art Studies at University of Missouri - Columbia

#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 Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. USD is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 3 masters’s art studies degrees 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USD Art Studies Report

#8

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Webster University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2019-2020.

Webster not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 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 Webster are $13,500.

Read full report on 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.

Credits

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