2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,359 people earned their degree in general visual and performing arts, making the major the 125th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,577 and had an average of $26,968 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 259 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,960 and $34,059 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general visual and performing 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 general visual and performing 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree visual arts students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region

#1

Missouri State University - Springfield

Springfield, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$12,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Missouri State University - Springfield is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

Missouri State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Visual & Performing 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

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 2 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

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#3

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$41,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis College of Art and Design is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

MCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MCAD are $41,794.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts

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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