2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,209 people earned their degree in other design and applied arts, making the major the 407th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 31 other design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 other design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other design and applied arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other design and applied arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other design and applied arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree other design & applied arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s other design and applied arts students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’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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#2

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota

$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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. MCAD is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 6 masters’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCAD, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MCAD are $41,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k)

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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