If you pursue a degree in graphic design, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #107 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for graphic design students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 241 degrees in graphic design annually.
Your choice of graphic design school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Graphic Design School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Graphic Design Schools in Minnesota list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of graphic design degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student who is interested in graphic design has to check out University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 65 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in graphic design needs to take a look at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Located in the city of Minneapolis, MCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
There were roughly 15 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at MCAD in the most recent data year.
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Century College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in graphic design. Century College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake. A Best Colleges rank of #486 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Century College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 11 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Century College in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in graphic design needs to take a look at Minnesota State University - Moorhead. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 30th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 20 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at MSU Moorhead in the most recent data year.
DCTC is a small public college located in the rural area of Rosemount. This college ranks 23rd out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 8 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at DCTC in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #129 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a great university overall.
There were about 26 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - Minnesota in the most recent data year.
North Hennepin Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park. This college ranks 36th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 9 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at North Hennepin Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 33rd out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 13 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent year we have data available.
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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).
Your choice of graphic design school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Graphic Design School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
