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2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
123 Degrees Awarded
$27,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 155,377 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,427 and had an average of $28,377 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 7,635 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,896 and $25,780 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 123 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent visual and performing arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589.

Full North Dakota State University Visual & Performing Arts Report

#2

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 6 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, WUSTL has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’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 WUSTL are $56,562.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at WUSTL

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #3 spot on the list. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 7 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 34 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMN Twin Cities Visual & Performing Arts Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 4 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, Mizzou has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

University of Iowa ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

Iowa also took the #4 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Iowa Visual & Performing Arts Report

#7 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 16 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMKC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

University of Kansas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, KU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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