2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,022 people earned their degree in digital arts, making the major the 259th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 150 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in digital arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great digital arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the digital arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Digital Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Missouri State University - Springfield

Springfield, Missouri

$12,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #1 spot on the list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Missouri State Digital Arts Report

#2

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$41,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis College of Art and Design landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 15 masters’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCAD, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Digital 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 MCAD are $41,794.

Full MCAD Digital Arts Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Digital Arts (Income $0-$30k)

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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