by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Iowa” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Fine & Studio Arts is the 31st most popular major in the country with 37,604 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , fine & studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $25,159 and had an average of $25,720 in loans still to pay off.
Across Iowa, there were 262 fine & studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,184 and $21,282 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 fine & studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,894 and $35,556 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Iowa” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in fine & studio arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their fine & studio arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Iowa” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Iowa”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Maharishi International University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fairfield, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Maharishi International University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Iowa list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #3 spot on the list. Cedar Falls, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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