2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree School for You
Design & Applied Arts is the #36 most popular major in the country with 36,301 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for design students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Featured Design Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts
Translate your creative ideas through concept, design and digital media with a bachelor's in graphic design online from Southern New Hampshire University.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Design & Applied Arts
Our analysis found Lindenwood University to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.
Lindenwood University graduate students pay an average of $9,784 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.
Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. 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.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly 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 Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $25,007 per year.
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Washington University in St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
WUSTL graduate students pay an average of $58,288 in tuition and fees each year.
WUSTL also made our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #2.
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Minneapolis College of Art and Design ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, MCAD is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
MCAD graduate students pay an average of $41,794 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best design and applied arts schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 432 |
| Minnesota | 533 |
| Kansas | 229 |
| Iowa | 481 |
| Nebraska | 223 |
| North Dakota | 36 |
| South Dakota | 57 |
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Other Related Design Programs
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BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts
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Design & Applied Arts Related Majors for Design
One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Design
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| Music | 25,910 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 17,341 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
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).
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