2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Fine & Studio Arts is the 29th most popular major in the country with 39,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nebraska, there were 230 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,300 and $21,553 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 22 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,407 and $40,167 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine and studio arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine and studio arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska master’s degree fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska

#1

University of Nebraska at Kearney

Kearney, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$14,792 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,856 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Kearney, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNK, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Kearney are $14,792, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Nebraska at Kearney Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$28,236 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #0 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, 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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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