2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for Fine Arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Kearney is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNK are $14,982 per year.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Nebraska at Kearney Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $12,768 a year.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of South Dakota Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.
FHSU graduate students pay an average of $11,376 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Fort Hays State University
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 5% of our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Kansas State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.
Wichita State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.
WSU graduate students pay an average of $15,323 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.
UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report
With a ranking of #10, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Missouri - Columbia Report
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 |
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Fine & Studio Arts Related Majors for Fine Arts
One of 9 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Fine Arts
| 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.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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