2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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.
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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Truman State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Truman State is a small public school located in the remote town of Kirksville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Truman State are $9,924 per year.
Out of the 26 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.
North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 26 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 town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNK are $14,982 a year.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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 out-of-state graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 a year.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Lindenwood University
The excellent master’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato 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 . Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Stephens College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Stephens is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Stephens graduate students pay an average of $9,230 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Stephens also is in the top 10% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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University of South Dakota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $12,768 per year.
Fort Hays State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FHSU are $11,376 a year.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.
UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.
UNL also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in tuition and fees each year.
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 |
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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 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 Bonnielou2013.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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