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
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.
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The Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. 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.
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 Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Lindenwood University the best value school in the Plains States Region for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the 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.
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.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.
Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 Graduate Certificate 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.
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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. 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.
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.
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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 large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.
UMKC graduate students pay an average of $27,803 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 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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