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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in Missouri (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
172 Degrees Awarded
$14,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Missouri For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Missouri, there were 211 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 172 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,837 and $25,380 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in Missouri (With Aid)

#1

Truman State University

Kirksville, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truman State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Kirksville, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Truman State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Truman State is $12,462 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Fine Arts at Truman State University

#2

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 32 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UMSL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMSL is $9,435 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Read full report on Fine Arts at UMSL

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Southern State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Joplin, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

Missouri Southern also took the #8 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri Southern is $9,625 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Missouri Southern State University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Maryville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwest, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwest is $12,354 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

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#5

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Central Missouri is a medium-sized public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 21 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM also made our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for UCM is $13,677 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Full University of Central Missouri Fine Arts Report

#4 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. UMKC is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 25 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC also made our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for UMKC is $14,643 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Read full report on Fine Arts at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#7

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 14 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. It costs about $26,869 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend WUSTL.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Fine Arts at Washington University in St Louis

#8

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri
#9 in overall quality

Missouri Western State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Missouri Western State University is a small public school situated in Saint Joseph, Missouri. It awarded 6 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri Western not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri Western State University is $10,958 for missouri bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Read more about Fine Arts at Missouri Western

#9

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

Drury University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

Drury University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. The estimated yearly cost for Drury University is $18,419 for missouri bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Full Drury University Fine Arts Report

#10

Park University

Parkville, Missouri
#10 in overall quality

Park University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Park University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Parkville, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Park University also made our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Park University is $15,579 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Full Park University Fine Arts Report

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

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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