2027 Best Value Painting Schools in Minnesota
[Painting](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/fine-and-studio-arts/painting/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong painting education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for painting students.
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2027 Best Value Painting Schools in Minnesota
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the painting degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Painting Schools
Minneapolis College Of Art And Design tops our 2027 list of the best value painting schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis College Of Art And Design is a small private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $45,484. Painting graduates carry a median of $30,250 in student loans. Soon after graduation, painting degree recipients from Minneapolis College Of Art And Design generally make around $19,524. Set against $30,250 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 48%.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school 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 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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