2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 39,860 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across Minnesota, there were 472 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,810 and $28,162 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine and studio arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine and studio arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota master’s degree fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Minnesota

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMN Twin Cities Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#3

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$41,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$26,739 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

MCAD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MCAD are $41,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at MCAD

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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