by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Missouri for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 37,413 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,051 and had an average of $25,492 in loans still to pay off.
Across Missouri, there were 492 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,338 and $27,098 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,301 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Missouri for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in fine and studio arts.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Missouri for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Missouri for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 15 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Missouri for a Master’s list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Missouri for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fontbonne University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 9 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Missouri for a Master’s. UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Missouri for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 4 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Missouri - Columbia
With a ranking of #6, Webster University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Missouri for a Master’s list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 23 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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