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2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$19,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in art studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality art studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the art studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The art studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region”.

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Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art Studies in the Plains States Region

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #1 spot on the 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 also made our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Minnesota State Mankato Art Studies Report

#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 #2 for the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Kearney, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2019-2020.

UNK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNK are $14,792, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#3

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #3 spot on the list. University of South Dakota is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s art studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USD, the school also landed the #7 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 USD are $12,637.

Full USD Art Studies Report

#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. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 2 masters’s art studies 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Art Studies at University of North Dakota

#5

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s art studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Art Studies at UMN Twin Cities

#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Iowa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 38 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #2 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa Art Studies Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 2 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Art Studies at Mizzou

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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

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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