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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Iowa

1 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 155,377 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Iowa, there were 1,407 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,313 and $25,442 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The visual & performing arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Iowa

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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