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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$23,103 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,822 Avg Salary

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.

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.

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.

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Our analysis found Lindenwood University to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

Lindenwood University graduate students pay an average of $9,784 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Lindenwood University Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 2 spot on the list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent graduate certificate 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 a 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $25,007 per year.

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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Mizzou also is in the top 15% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges 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

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

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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