2021 Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Minnesota
4Colleges
342Bachelor's Degrees
$23,708Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Design & Applied Arts is the #26 most popular major in Minnesota with 342 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.7% of all the design bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Minnesota ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in design. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent design & applied arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the design & applied arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Design Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
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Featured Design & Applied Arts Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities has taken the #1 spot in this year's design & applied arts ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population. UMN Twin Cities also made our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Minnesota list, coming in at #2.
The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Minnesota State University - Moorhead as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a small student population. MSU Moorhead also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Minnesota rankings.
About 0.7% of MSU Moorhead students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,426 students take at least one class online at MSU Moorhead. 1,748 students are part time.
Bemidji State University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best design & applied arts schools for non-traditional students. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji. Bemidji State University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Minnesota list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. 1,489 students at Bemidji State University are exclusively online. 1,647 students are part time.
University of Minnesota - Duluth earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Duluth. UMN Duluth not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Minnesota list.
About 0.4% of UMN Duluth students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,332 students at UMN Duluth that take at least one class online. 1,623 of UMN Duluth students are attending part time.
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Design & Applied Arts Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Design & Applied Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 4 schools only.
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 the rest 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).
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Design & Applied Arts is the #26 most popular major in Minnesota with 342 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.7% of all the design bachelor's degrees in the country.
