2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree School for You
With 149,215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for visual and performing 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.
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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Visual & Performing Arts
Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State University also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report
The excellent doctor’s degree 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 fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMKC are $27,803 per year.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.
Washington University in St Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 a year.
WUSTL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 920 |
| Minnesota | 1,711 |
| Iowa | 1,309 |
| South Dakota | 188 |
| Missouri | 1,911 |
| Nebraska | 727 |
| North Dakota | 160 |
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Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| 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 |
| Arts & Media Management | 4,788 |
| Dance | 3,288 |
| Other Visual Art | 912 |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 119 |
| Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art | 10 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 556,813 |
| English Language & Literature | 54,635 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 33,333 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 27,459 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 19,993 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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