2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid
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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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid
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 Getting Aid.
Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Hays, Kansas, and it awarded 3 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 2 masters’s fine arts 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 3 masters’s fine arts 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #5 spot on the 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.
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.
With a ranking of #6, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.
KU also made our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 19 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
MCAD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. 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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