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2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Art Studies is the 52nd most popular major in the country with 19,826 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 872 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 80 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in art studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent art studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the art studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree art studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Kearney, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNK, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Art Studies 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 at Kearney are $14,792.

Read more about Art Studies at UNK

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 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 #2 for the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Art Studies at UMN Twin Cities

#3

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s art studies degrees to qualified students.

UND also made our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Art Studies at University of North Dakota

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Art Studies at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 38 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. 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 Art Studies Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

Full Mizzou Art Studies Report

#7

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of South Dakota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of South Dakota is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s art studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree art studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, USD has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Art Studies 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 South Dakota are $12,637.

Full University of South Dakota Art Studies Report

#8

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Webster University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Webster is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 1 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Art Studies Master’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 Webster University are $13,500.

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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.

Credits

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