2025 Best Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

Ranked #84 in popularity, graphic design is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for graphic design students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 142 bachelor's degrees in graphic design to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Graphic Design School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of graphic design for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality graphic design program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on graphic design students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of graphic design students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized graphic design related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for graphic design students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Graphic Design Schools

The graphic design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Graphic Design in Minnesota

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in graphic design.

Top Minnesota Schools for a Bachelor's in Graphic Design

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

49 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in graphic design. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis, MN

11 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Minneapolis College of Art and Design if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in graphic design. MCAD is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Minneapolis College of Art and Design

3

Minnesota State University - Moorhead
Moorhead, MN

16 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Minnesota State University - Moorhead if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in graphic design. MSU Moorhead is a small public university located in the suburb of Moorhead.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Minnesota State University - Moorhead

4

Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN

11 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Saint Cloud State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in graphic design. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Saint Cloud.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Saint Cloud State University

Best Graphic Design Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	112
Iowa	403	144
Kansas	352	45
Nebraska	331	119
North Dakota	251	10
South Dakota	237	30

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Rankings in Majors Related to Graphic Design

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Graphic Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Commercial & Advertising Art	52
Illustration	45
Interior Design	39
Industrial Design	32
Visual Communications	18
Fashion Design	4
Game & Interactive Media Design	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.