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2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

1 Ranked Colleges
5 Degrees Awarded
$28,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Design Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Design Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 36,854 people earned their degree in design and applied arts, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, design and applied arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,542 and had an average of $27,114 in loans still to pay off.

Across Minnesota, there were 670 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,046 and $22,484 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,467 and $103,128 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent design and applied arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the design and applied arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Design Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Design Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Minnesota (With Aid)

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Design Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 5 doctorate’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #1. 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.

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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.

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