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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

2 Colleges
$52,263 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 18 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #109 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Minnesota to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Minnesota Schools for a Master's in Design & Applied Arts

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the best school in Minnesota for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, MCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 13
Iowa 13
Kansas 7

Design & Applied Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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