2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Kansas

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Kansas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Fine & Studio Arts is the 29th most popular major in the country with 39,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across Kansas, there were 259 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,600 and $28,293 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,499 and $30,950 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Kansas” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine and studio arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine and studio arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Kansas.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Kansas

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$27,669 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 18 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Kansas

#2

Fort Hays State University

Hays, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$11,376 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Hays, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

FHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at FHSU are $11,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Fort Hays State University

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Kansas. K -State is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 3 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Kansas State 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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