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2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Plains States Region

23 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.

The Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fine & Studio Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the Fine Arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in the Plains States Region for fine and studio arts students. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Nebraska at Kearney helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Out of the 23 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 medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

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The excellent programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of St Thomas Minnesota is a great place for fine and studio arts students. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, MO

Fontbonne University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fine and studio arts programs. Fontbonne University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Minneapolis College of Art and Design ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, MCAD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine and studio arts schools 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

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 23 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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