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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Minnesota

5 Ranked Colleges
32 Degrees Awarded
$25,993 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Minnesota

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Minnesota” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Fine & Studio Arts is the 31st most popular major in the country with 37,413 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,051 and had an average of $25,492 in loans still to pay off.

Across Minnesota, there were 414 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,676 and $26,243 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,734 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. That schools that top this list have a program in fine and studio arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Minnesota”.

Top 5 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Minnesota

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Minnesota. Minneapolis College of Art and Design is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Minneapolis College of Art and Design Fine & Studio Arts Report

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University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 12 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Minnesota. Minnesota State University - Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Fine & Studio Arts Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #4 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 20 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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