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2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

8 Ranked Colleges
199 Degrees Awarded
$24,960 Avg Salary
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 6,359 people earned their degree in general visual and performing arts, making the major the 125th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,577 and had an average of $26,968 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 259 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,960 and $34,059 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 199 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general visual and performing 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 general visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $48-$75k) 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 Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 55 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $13,145 for plains states region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make $48-$75k 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 General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Missouri - Columbia

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State University is $14,161 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Iowa State University General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Hamline University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 15 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, Hamline has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hamline is $18,963 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%.

Full Hamline University General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#4

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

Southeast Missouri State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $12,882 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Southeast Missouri State University.

Full Southeast Missouri State University General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a public institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, MSU Moorhead has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead is $15,002 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full MSU Moorhead General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#6

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

Wichita State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

WSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Wichita State University is $14,386 for plains states region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full WSU General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#6 in overall quality

Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Missouri State is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 14 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $16,204 for plains states region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Missouri State University - Springfield.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Missouri State University - Springfield

#8

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Maryville U is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

Maryville U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $28,581 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Maryville University of Saint Louis.

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 General Visual & Performing 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%.

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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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