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2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

4 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,337 people earned their degree in visual and performing arts, making the major the 217th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 109 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 88 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 visual and performing 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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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 Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,496 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid per year to attend Iowa State.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Iowa State

#2

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Southeast Missouri State University is a public institution located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Missouri State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Missouri State University is $12,774 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Southeast Missouri State University

#3

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Wichita State University is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid list, WSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,382 for plains states region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid per year to attend Wichita State University.

Full Wichita State University Visual & Performing Arts Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid list, Missouri State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,725 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid per year to attend Missouri State University - Springfield.

Full Missouri State Visual & Performing Arts Report

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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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