2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general visual and performing arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.

Full Iowa State General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#2

Missouri State University - Springfield

Springfield, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$12,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 2 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#3

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$41,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis College of Art and Design landed the #3 spot on the list. MCAD is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 15 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCAD, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minneapolis College of Art and Design are $41,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (With Aid)

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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