2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, visual and performing arts was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 18,379 degrees and certificates were handed out 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Visual & Performing Arts
Our analysis found Lindenwood University to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 a year.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Lindenwood University
Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 2 spot on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Missouri State University - Springfield
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.
Iowa graduate students pay an average of $31,012 in tuition and fees each year.
Iowa also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Iowa State University Report
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $25,007 per year.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $28,550 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Mizzou is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMKC are $27,803 a year.
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 125 |
| Missouri | 267 |
| Minnesota | 133 |
| Iowa | 163 |
| North Dakota | 16 |
| Nebraska | 93 |
| South Dakota | 16 |
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Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music | 7,675 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 3,224 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 1,979 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 1,704 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 1,699 |
| Arts & Media Management | 1,184 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 390 |
| Dance | 257 |
| Other Visual Art | 254 |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 13 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 17,287 |
| English Language & Literature | 9,566 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 4,163 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 3,136 |
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 2,680 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 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 Bonnielou2013.
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