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2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
111 Degrees Awarded
$19,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,022 people earned their degree in digital arts, making the major the 259th most popular in the United States.

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 Getting Aid” 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree art & technology students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Digital Arts in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #1 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,001 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students with aid per year to attend University of Missouri - Columbia.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read more about Digital Arts at Mizzou

#2

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. WSU is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 17 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend WSU is $14,382 for plains states region bachelor’s degree art & technology students with aid.

Full Wichita State University Digital Arts Report

#3

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#2 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Hamline not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hamline University is $20,866 for plains states region bachelor’s degree art & technology students with aid.

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

#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 Getting Aid. Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s art and technology students in 2019-2020.

MSU Moorhead also made our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for MSU Moorhead is $16,893 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students with aid.

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%.

Read more about Digital Arts at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

#5

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Maryville U is $29,064 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Art & Technology students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 Maryville U

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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%.

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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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