2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k

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 South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 39,860 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine and studio 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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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 South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota master’s degree fine arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $48-$75k) in South Dakota

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$12,637 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #1 spot on the list. University of South Dakota is a public institution located in Vermillion, South Dakota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USD, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Dakota are $12,637.

Full University of South Dakota Fine & Studio Arts Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $48-$75k)

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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