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2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$28,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor'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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Painting is the 492nd most popular major in the country with 739 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 41 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in painting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality painting programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the painting program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree painting students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Painting in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 1 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree painting students with aid list, WUSTL has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WUSTL is $26,869 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Painting students with aid.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Painting at Washington University in St Louis

#2

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Drake University is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 2 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

Drake also made our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Drake University is $29,432 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Painting students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Drake University Painting Report

#3

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 10 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

MCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for MCAD is $28,717 for plains states region bachelor’s degree painting students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Painting at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

#4

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas City Art Institute. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s painting degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

Kansas City Art Institute also took the #4 spot in our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $30,452 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Painting students with aid per year to attend Kansas City Art Institute.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Kansas City Art Institute Painting Report

#5

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Ambrose University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Davenport, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s painting degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Ambrose University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend St. Ambrose University is $26,204 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Painting students with aid.

Read full report on Painting at Saint Ambrose University

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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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