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Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$22,768 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,385 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 490 degrees and certificates were awarded to fine and studio arts students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #41 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Missouri 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Fine & Studio Arts

#1

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Our analysis found Lindenwood University to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Missouri. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lindenwood University are $9,784 a year.

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Out of the 4 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mizzou are $11,255 a year.

Mizzou not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMKC are $11,745 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 per year.

WUSTL also made our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 4 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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