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2026 Best Value Commercial & Advertising Art Schools in Missouri

[Commercial & Advertising Art](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/design-and-applied-arts/commercial-and-advertising-art/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 6 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for commercial & advertising art students.

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• Best Value Commercial & Advertising Art Schools in Missouri

2026 Best Value Commercial & Advertising Art Schools in Missouri

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the commercial & advertising art degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Commercial & Advertising Art Schools

1

St Charles Community College
Cottleville, MO

$3,810 In-State Tuition & Fees

$12,606 Avg Student Debt

$42,422 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in commercial & advertising art, no school beat St Charles Community College this year. Located in the suburb of Cottleville, St Charles Community College is a moderately-sized public university. Students from in state pay about $3,810 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $7,620. Typical student debt for commercial & advertising art graduates is $12,606. Commercial & Advertising Art graduates of St Charles Community College earn a median of $47,228 early in their careers. Set against $12,606 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

2

University Of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO

$10,050 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,576 Avg Student Debt

$49,560 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Central Missouri is a great value for students pursuing a degree in commercial & advertising art, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the town of Warrensburg, University Of Central Missouri is a large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $10,050, compared with $18,600 for out-of-state students. Commercial & Advertising Art graduates carry a median of $25,576 in student loans. Early-career commercial & advertising art graduates make about $33,921. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 64%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 6 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.