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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region

3 Ranked Colleges
16 Degrees Awarded
$27,900 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region

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General Visual & Performing Arts is the 116th most popular major in the country with 6,776 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , general visual & performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $25,144 and had an average of $24,433 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 364 general visual & performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,272 and $21,899 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 general visual & performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general visual & performing arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general visual & performing arts.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree visual arts students.

Top 3 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region

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Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis College of Art and Design landed the #1 spot on the list. MCAD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 2 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 Iowa State University General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s visual arts students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Missouri State University - Springfield

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