Missouri contains nine schools that offer fine arts programs. Webster University, the highest-ranking fine arts school in MO, has a total student population of 19,372 and is the 177th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 9 fine arts schools in Missouri, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Washington University in St Louis comes out as the most expensive ($28,951/yr), with Missouri Western State University as the lowest recorded at only $10,348/yr.
Fine Arts students from Missouri schools who go on to become artists, animation artists, fine artists, sculptors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 8,900 people working as fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $50,630. Also, Craft artists make on average $33,070 per year and there are about 5,380 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Missouri alone, there are 110 employed craft artists earning an average yearly salary of $"*". Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in this state earn $55,220/yr and there are 80 employed.
Also, within the fine arts schools in Missouri, the average student population is 2,183 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from fine arts, there are 4755 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,482 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,695, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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