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

77 Ranked Colleges
5,552 Degrees Awarded
$14,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 the Plains States region, there were 7,635 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,896 and $25,780 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,552 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 77 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Truman State University

Kirksville, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 77 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Truman State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Kirksville, Missouri, this small public school handed out 63 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

Truman State also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Truman State University is $12,462 for plains states region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 56 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Missouri - St Louis is $9,435 for plains states region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 77 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 240 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State University is $15,496 for plains states region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Morris. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Morris, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Morris is $11,412 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. UNOMAHA is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 76 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska at Omaha is $14,040 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students with aid.

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#9 in overall quality

North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 44 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $16,584 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students with aid per year to attend North Dakota State University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#7

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Saint Cloud State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 65 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend St. Cloud State University is $14,267 for plains states region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid.

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#8 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 147 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #8 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Missouri - Columbia is $16,001 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students with aid.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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#9

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 362 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,740 for plains states region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid per year to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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#21 in overall quality

Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Minnesota State University - Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 86 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #21. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Mankato is $16,221 for plains states region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#11

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#18 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 105 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

UNI also took the #18 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNI is $15,620 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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#12

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota
#12 in overall quality

Winona State University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

Winona State also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend Winona State is $17,656 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.

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#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Kearney, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 44 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

UNK also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #16. It costs about $16,017 for plains states region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid per year to attend UNK.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Fort Hays State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend FHSU is $12,053 for plains states region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid.

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#14 in overall quality

University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 138 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #14 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,208 for plains states region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid per year to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#16

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#13 in overall quality

University of Iowa landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 257 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #13 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $19,145 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students with aid per year to attend Iowa.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#17

Emporia State University

Emporia, Kansas

Emporia State University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Emporia, Kansas, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $14,822 for plains states region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid per year to attend Emporia State University.

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Southwest Minnesota State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Marshall, Minnesota, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Southwest Minnesota State University is $14,397 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students with aid.

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Missouri Southern State University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Missouri Southern State University is a public institution located in Joplin, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Missouri Southern State University is $9,625 for plains states region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid.

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#20

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

With a ranking of #20, University of North Dakota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for University of North Dakota is $15,738 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#21

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

With a ranking of #21, University of Central Missouri did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 97 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $13,677 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students with aid per year to attend UCM.

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#22

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska

Bellevue University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bellevue, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Bellevue University is $15,616 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students with aid.

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Northwest Missouri State University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Maryville, Missouri, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Northwest is $12,354 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students with aid.

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#24

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, Minnesota

Bemidji State University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Bemidji State University is a small public school situated in Bemidji, Minnesota. It awarded 24 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Bemidji State University is $15,868 for plains states region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid.

Full Bemidji State University Visual & Performing Arts Report

#25

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Metropolitan State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Metropolitan State University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 15 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $15,225 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students with aid per year to attend Metropolitan State University.

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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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