2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

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Fine & Studio Arts is the 29th most popular major in the country with 39,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine and studio arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine and studio arts programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota master’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Minnesota (With Aid)

#1

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #0 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Fine & Studio Arts Report

#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 be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid list. Minneapolis College of Art and Design is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our minnesota master’s degree fine arts students with aid list, MCAD has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MCAD are $41,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (With Aid)

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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