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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 155,377 visual and performing arts students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid 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 is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 2 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 with aid list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 #3 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 4 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #6 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 Getting Aid. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 34 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 26 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 with aid list, Iowa has also earned the #4 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 Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

University of Kansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 28 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. 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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#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 Getting Aid list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

UMKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Visual & Performing Arts Report

#8

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, 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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