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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

43 Colleges
$19,300 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,449 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, fine and studio arts was ranked #32 in the country. In fact 37,413 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor'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.

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the Fine Arts bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State University are $14,876 a year.

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Our analysis found Winona State University to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

Winona State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,684 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Winona State also did well on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 43 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNK are $15,320 per year.

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#4

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

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 Bachelor’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 undergraduate student at USD are $12,942 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Dakota State are $12,809 a year.

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#6

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

With a ranking of #6, Truman State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.

Truman State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,410 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at Minnesota State Mankato take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,685.

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#8

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNI are $19,753 per year. The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at UNI take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,886.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNI also is in the top 15% of our Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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Fort Hays State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. FHSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

FHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,870 in tuition and fees each year. Fine Arts majors at FHSU take out an average of $23,819 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

UNOMAHA undergraduate students pay an average of $21,718 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts majors at UNOMAHA accumulate an average of around $23,433 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $124, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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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 490
Minnesota 413
Kansas 238
Iowa 286
Nebraska 220
North Dakota 35
South Dakota 52

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
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 25 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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