2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in South Dakota

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 155,377 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, visual and performing arts is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,427 and had an average of $28,377 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Dakota, there were 175 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota master’s degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in South Dakota

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$12,637 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

USD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of South Dakota Visual & Performing Arts Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k)

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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