If you pursue a degree in fine & studio arts, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #31 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for fine & studio arts students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 468 degrees in fine & studio arts annually.
Your choice of fine & studio arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for fine & studio arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Minnesota list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the fine arts degree levels they offer.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were roughly 101 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the fine arts program make around $20,192 for their early career.
It is difficult to beat St Olaf College if you want to pursue a degree in fine & studio arts. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Northfield. A Best Colleges rank of #301 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means St. Olaf is a great college overall.
There were approximately 39 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at St. Olaf in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, fine arts degree recipients usually earn around $26,870 in the first five years of their career.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in fine & studio arts. MCAD is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Minneapolis.
There were about 36 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at MCAD in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, fine arts degree recipients usually earn an average of $18,661 in the first five years of their career.
It is difficult to beat Minnesota State University - Mankato if you wish to pursue a degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #412 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.
There were approximately 40 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available. Those fine & studio arts students who get their degree from Minnesota State University - Mankato make $12,379 more than the average fine arts grad.
MSU Moorhead is a small public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead. This university ranks 30th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 27 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at MSU Moorhead in the most recent data year. Fine & Studio Arts degree recipients from Minnesota State University - Moorhead get an earnings boost of about $4,183 over the average income of fine & studio arts majors.
St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Saint Cloud. This university ranks 33rd out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 8 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent data year. Fine & Studio Arts degree recipients from Saint Cloud State University receive an earnings boost of approximately $3,713 above the typical income of fine & studio arts graduates.
UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Duluth. This university ranks 17th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 14 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the fine arts program report average early career income of $25,660.
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).
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Your choice of fine & studio arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for fine & studio arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
