2027 Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in Minnesota
[Other Design & Applied Arts](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/design-and-applied-arts/design-and-applied-arts-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong other design & applied arts education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for other design & applied arts students.
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2027 Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in Minnesota
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other design & applied arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools
For return on investment in other design & applied arts, no school beat University Of Minnesota Twin Cities this year. Located in the city of Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $17,214 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $38,362. Students borrow a median of $24,000 to complete the other design & applied arts program here. Soon after graduation, other design & applied arts degree recipients from University Of Minnesota Twin Cities generally make around $42,462. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 80% of applicants are accepted.
Augsburg College came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value other design & applied arts schools. Set in the city of Minneapolis, Augsburg College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $45,452 in tuition and fees. Other Design & Applied Arts graduates carry a median of $26,319 in student loans. Early-career other design & applied arts graduates make about $59,409. That is a strong return on a $26,319 median debt. Augsburg College admits about 82% of applicants.
A rank of #3 makes Minneapolis College Of Art And Design one of the best values for other design & applied arts. Set in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis College Of Art And Design is a small private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $45,484. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the other design & applied arts program here. Early-career other design & applied arts graduates make about $23,687. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 48% of applicants are accepted.
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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 · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
