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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Plains States Region

15 Colleges
$27,317 Avg Salary
$26,529 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts School for You

Fine & Studio Arts is the #67 most popular major in the country with 3,224 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for Fine Arts majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska at Kearney the best school in the Plains States Region for fine and studio arts students. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for fine and studio arts students. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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The excellent programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best fine and studio arts programs. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota ranked #7 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #8 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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#9

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

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Fort Hays State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine and studio arts colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 52
Minnesota 34
Iowa 40
Kansas 16
Nebraska 37
North Dakota 2
South Dakota 2

More Fine & Studio Arts Rankings in the Plains States Region

One of 9 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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