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2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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In 2019-2020, 739 people earned their degree in painting, making the major the 492nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 41 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in painting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great painting programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the painting 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 Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Painting (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. WUSTL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 1 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also made our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for WUSTL is $11,832 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Painting students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.

Read full report on Painting at WUSTL

#2

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s painting students in 2019-2020.

Drake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Drake University is $26,589 for plains states region bachelor’s degree painting students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Painting at Drake University

#3

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis College of Art and Design landed the #3 spot on the list. Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 10 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

MCAD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design is $26,469 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Painting students whose families make $48-$75k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Minneapolis College of Art and Design Painting Report

#4

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas City Art Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Kansas City Art Institute is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 19 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

Kansas City Art Institute also took the #4 spot in our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kansas City Art Institute is $29,729 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Painting students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Kansas City Art Institute Painting Report

#5

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Ambrose University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Davenport, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s painting students in 2019-2020.

St. Ambrose University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $27,002 for plains states region bachelor’s degree painting students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Saint Ambrose University.

Read more about Painting at Saint Ambrose University

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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

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

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