2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k) in South Dakota

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 South Dakota, there were 59 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $27,812 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine and studio arts programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k) in South Dakota

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$12,637 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k list. USD is a medium-sized public school situated in Vermillion, South Dakota. It awarded 3 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

USD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of South Dakota Fine & Studio Arts Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k)

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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