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Arts Schools in Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN (population: 386,751) has seven arts schools within its city limits. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, the highest ranked school in the city with an arts program, has a total student population of 51,659. It is the 31st highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of Minnesota. To learn more about arts programs in Minneapolis, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of arts professors at University of Minnesota such as Christine Baeumler, Jason Gaspar, Sam Hoolihan, Chris Larson, Alice Lovejoy, and Ali Momeni.

Arts students from Minneapolis schools who go on to become artists, graphic designers, journalists, musicians, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 8,900 people working as fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $50,630. Also, Craft artists make on average $33,070 per year and there are about 5,380 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington-WI area alone, there are ** employed craft artists earning an average salary of $33,350. Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in this area earn $44,300/yr and there are 230 employed.

Minneapolis lies in Hennepin county, which is one of the 61 counties in Minnesota. Overall, the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington-WI area has 1,729,750 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.4% unemployment rate, $23.40/hr average worker wage, and a $48,670 average annual salary. Thus, about 0.133 out of every 1000 jobs in Minneapolis are held by fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators, and **/1000 are held by craft artists.

Of the 7 arts schools in Minneapolis, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Institute of Production and Recording comes out as the most expensive ($33,354/yr) for arts students, with Minneapolis Community and Technical College as the lowest, reported at only $13,072/yr.

Arts Programs in Minneapolis

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Augsburg College

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Institute of Production and Recording

• Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates

North Central University

• Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The Art Institutes International Minnesota

• Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Arts Management
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Walden University

• Teacher Preparation Program with a Master of Arts in Teaching - Early Childhood Education
  
• Teacher Preparation Program with a Master of Arts in Teaching - Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
  
• Teacher Preparation Program with a Master of Arts in Teaching - Special Education - Learning Disabilities
  
• Teacher Preparation Program with a Master of Arts in Teaching - Special Education - Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
  

Minneapolis Community and Technical College

• Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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