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

7 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$29,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Fine Arts is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,032 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 700 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine 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 fine arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine Arts 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 WUSTL are $56,562.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Fort Hays State University is a public institution located in Hays, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FHSU also made our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at FHSU are $11,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Fort Hays State University Fine Arts Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. 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.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, K -State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Kansas State University Fine Arts Report

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Kansas Fine Arts Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Missouri - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

UMKC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMKC Fine Arts Report

#7

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Minneapolis College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. MCAD is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

MCAD also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine 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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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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