2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You
With 1,911 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #11 most popular major in Missouri.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Missouri to see which master'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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the best value school in Missouri for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Missouri State are $6,858 a year.
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Out of the 9 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Truman State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Truman State is a small public school located in the remote town of Kirksville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Truman State are $9,924 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Lindenwood University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in Missouri. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephens College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Stephens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stephens are $9,230 per year.
Stephens not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Central Missouri helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in Missouri. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.
UCM graduate students pay an average of $9,156 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $11,255 per year.
Mizzou not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMKC are $11,745 per year.
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Webster University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Webster are $13,500 a year.
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Washington University in St Louis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WUSTL is ranked #1 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in Missouri.
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Request InformationBest Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 920 |
| Minnesota | 1,711 |
| Iowa | 1,309 |
| South Dakota | 188 |
| 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 Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
| 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 9 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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