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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

What traits are you looking for in a school for Visual & Performing Arts, consider the program at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities sits in Minneapolis, MN.

Studying Online at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Online coursework is an option at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Among 56,666 students, 2,058 (4%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 18,568 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Visual & Performing Arts Rankings at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

These rankings give you a sense of how University of Minnesota-Twin Cities’s Visual & Performing Arts program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Minnesota	#2 of 29
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#4 of 92
Best Value	Minnesota	#12 of 29
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#44 of 92
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#70 of 1,185
Best Value	Nationwide	#594 of 1,176

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Minnesota	#2 of 29
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#4 of 92
Best Value	Minnesota	#12 of 29
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#44 of 92
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#70 of 1,185
Best Value	Nationwide	#594 of 1,176

Earnings for Visual & Performing Arts Graduates from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Those who finish University of Minnesota-Twin Cities’s Visual & Performing Arts program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$31,485
2 years	$30,385
3 years	$37,563
4 years	$42,648
5 years	$48,123

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Visual & Performing Arts graduates from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities earn a median of $42,648, compared with $71,500 for all University of Minnesota-Twin Cities graduates — about 40% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Visual & Performing Arts graduates from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is $21,680.

Best-Paid Careers for Visual & Performing Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Visual & Performing Arts program at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Visual & Performing Arts majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Choreographers	$109,380
Set and Exhibit Designers	$109,049
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$96,762
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$96,273
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,169
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Media Programming Directors	$90,799

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.