2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts School for You

With 34 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fine and studio arts is the #85 most popular major in Minnesota.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Minnesota to see which programs offered the best value experiences for Fine Arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Minnesota

Check out the Fine Arts programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality in Fine & Studio Arts

#1

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, MN

3 Degrees

#3 in Quality in Minnesota

$9,146 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,146 a year.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Minnesota list.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

11 Degrees

#5 in Quality in Minnesota

$15,254 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Minnesota list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 per year.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #5 spot in our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Minnesota rankings.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#3

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, MN

8 Degrees

$41,794 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Minneapolis College of Art and Design helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in Minnesota. MCAD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

MCAD undergraduate students pay an average of $41,794 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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Majors Related to Fine Arts

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Fine Arts

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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