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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Digital Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

2 Ranked Colleges
17 Degrees Awarded
$26,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Digital Arts is the 259th most popular major in the country with 3,022 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in digital arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality digital arts 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 digital arts 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Digital Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Missouri State is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 2 masters’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Digital Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minneapolis College of Art and Design are $41,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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