2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

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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 the Plains States region, there were 1,924 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,125 and $27,523 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to 3 students 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 & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 3 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#3 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’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 Iowa are $27,613.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Iowa

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #4 spot on the list. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 5 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’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 KU are $25,007.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at KU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k)

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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