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General Visual & Performing Arts at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

If you plan to study general visual and performing arts, take a look at what Minneapolis College of Art and Design has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MCAD is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 760. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received their master's degree in visual arts.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

MCAD General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Visual Arts

Online Classes Are Available at MCAD

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? MCAD offers distance education options for visual arts at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

MCAD General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual Arts Student Demographics at MCAD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual arts majors at Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

MCAD General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

76% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 visual arts majors earned their master's degree from MCAD. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women.

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Of the students who received a visual arts master's degree from MCAD, 82% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a master's in visual arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Visual Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MN, the home state for Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Graphic Designers 6,190 $53,500
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,030 $78,950
Art Directors 960 $95,300
Photographers 770 $54,150
Multimedia Artists and Animators 300 $61,550

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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