by our College Data Analytics TeamFine & Studio Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in Fine Arts, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at MCAD was ranked #279 on College Factual's Best Schools for Fine Arts list. It is also ranked #12 in Minnesota.
Here are some of the other rankings for MCAD.
Part-time undergraduates at MCAD paid an average of $1,723 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $41,344 | $41,344 |
| Fees | $450 | $450 |
| Books and Supplies | $3,164 | $3,164 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,380 | $8,380 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,336 | $2,336 |
Learn more about MCAD tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Fine Arts students who received their bachelor’s degree at MCAD took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 6% higher than the national average of $25,480.
Fine Arts who receive their bachelor’s degree from MCAD make an average of $24,035 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% higher than the national average of $23,363.
Online degrees for the MCAD Fine Arts bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MCAD Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts in 2019-2020, 75.0% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 74.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the Fine Arts bachelor’s degrees at MCAD in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Fine & Studio Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine Arts | 6 |
| Painting | 10 |
| Sculpture | 3 |
| Printmaking | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fine and studio arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 57 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 12 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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