2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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” 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.
For this year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 7 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.
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
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students.
Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 7 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’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 UNL are $19,513.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #2 spot 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 28 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’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 University of Kansas are $25,007.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s visual and performing arts students 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’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 are $27,613.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - Columbia 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 some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City 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 ranking. 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.
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 UMKC are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.
WUSTL also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, 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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