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2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$27,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Art History Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Art History is the 175th most popular major in the country with 3,716 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 214 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in art history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent art history 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 art history 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 Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree art history students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art History in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 2 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Art History at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s art history degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Art History Master’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 University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.

Full UNL Art History Report

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#3 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 #3 for the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art history degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Art History Master’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 University of Iowa are $27,613.

Full University of Iowa Art History Report

#4

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s art history students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree art history students with aid list, Lindenwood University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Art History Master’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 Lindenwood University are $9,550.

Full Lindenwood University Art History Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 5 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree art history students with aid list, UMKC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Art History Master’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.

Read more about Art History at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#6

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. WUSTL is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Art History at Washington University in St Louis

#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

University of Kansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s art history degrees to qualified students.

KU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Art History Master’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.

Full University of Kansas Art History 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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