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2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
111 Degrees Awarded
$15,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Digital Arts is the 259th most popular major in the country with 3,022 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 150 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 111 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in digital arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality digital arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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 digital arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree art & technology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Digital Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 55 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s art and technology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree art & technology students whose families make $30-$48k list, Mizzou has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,595 for plains states region bachelor’s degree art & technology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Missouri - Columbia.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Digital Arts at Mizzou

#2

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hamline, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $18,298 for plains states region bachelor’s degree art & technology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Hamline.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Read more about Digital Arts at Hamline University

#3

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $12,543 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Wichita State University.

Read full report on Digital Arts at WSU

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s art and technology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree art & technology students whose families make $30-$48k list, MSU Moorhead has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $12,279 for plains states region bachelor’s degree art & technology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full MSU Moorhead Digital Arts Report

#5

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #5 spot on the list. Maryville University of Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.

Maryville U also took the #4 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Maryville University of Saint Louis is $21,790 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Digital Arts at Maryville University of Saint Louis

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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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