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2022 Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$29,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 12,032 people earned their degree in fine arts, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States.

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 Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine arts 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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Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the #1 spot on the list. FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

FHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Fine Arts 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 Fort Hays State University are $11,376.

Full FHSU Fine Arts Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 2 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Fine Arts at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #4 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 Kansas State University are $24,115.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Kansas State University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #4 spot on the list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

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

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Fine Arts at University of Kansas

#6

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Minneapolis College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCAD, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minneapolis College of Art and Design are $41,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine Arts at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

#7

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Washington University in St Louis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine Arts at Washington University in St Louis

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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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