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

7 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$29,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Fine Arts is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,032 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 700 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in fine arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine arts 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 fine arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine 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 fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Washington University in St Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

WUSTL also made our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Hays State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Hays, Kansas, and it awarded 3 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

FHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fort Hays State University are $11,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 2 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #0 spot in our “Best Fine Arts 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 UNL are $19,513.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

K -State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #5 spot on the list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UMKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

University of Kansas landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 6 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Kansas Fine Arts Report

#7

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Minneapolis College of Art and Design ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Minneapolis College of Art and Design is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

MCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minneapolis College of Art and Design are $41,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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