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Design Schools in Minnesota

Minnesota contains 44 schools that offer design programs. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, the highest-ranking design school in MN, has a total student population of 51,659 and is the 31st highest ranked school in America.

Of the 44 design schools in Minnesota, only 8 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Minneapolis College of Art and Design comes out as the most expensive ($30,527/yr), with Saint Cloud Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $7,116/yr.

Design students from Minnesota schools who go on to become interior designers, architecture designers, designers, graphic designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 46,010 people working as interior designers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $51,990. Also, Floral designers make on average $24,940 per year and there are about 51,470 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Minnesota alone, there are 870 employed floral designers earning an average yearly salary of $25,560. Interior designers in this state earn $47,180/yr and there are 1,070 employed.

Also, within the design schools in Minnesota, the average student population is 3,459 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. Aside from design, there are 5327 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,013 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $6,006, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Design Programs in Minnesota

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

• Environmental Design/Architecture
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Minnesota-Duluth

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Concordia University-Saint Paul

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Northwest Technical Institute

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Minnesota State University-Mankato

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Saint Cloud State University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors

Concordia College at Moorhead

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Northwestern College

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Herzing College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Academy College

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

The Art Institutes International Minnesota

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Minnesota School of Business

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Minnesota State University-Moorhead

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Alexandria Technical College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Minnesota School of Business

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Brown College

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Dunwoody College of Technology

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

College of Visual Arts

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Ridgewater College

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Rasmussen College-St Cloud

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Riverland Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Minnesota State Community and Technical College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Saint Cloud Technical College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Walden University

• Doctor of Business Administration - Self-Designed
  
• Master of Science in Instructional Design and Technology - General
  
• Master of Science in Instructional Design and Technology - Online Learning
  
• Master of Science in Instructional Design and Technology - Training & Performance Improvement
  
• Ph.D. in Education - Self-Designed
  
• Ph.D. in Human Services - Self-Designed
  
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Communication - Self-Designed
  
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Information Systems - Self-Designed
  
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Health Studies - Self-Designed
  
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Information Technology - Self-Designed
  
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Instructional Design & Technology - Business & Organization Change
  
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Instructional Design & Technology - General
  
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Instructional Design & Technology - Human Factors & Interface Design
  
• Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Self-Designed
  
• Master of Science (M.S.) in Accounting & Management - Self-Designed
  
• Master of Science (M.S.) in Accounting - Self-Designed
  
• Master of Science (M.S.) in Instructional Design and Technology - General
  
• Master of Science (M.S.) in Instructional Design and Technology - Online Learning
  
• Master of Science (M.S.) in Instructional Design and Technology - Training & Performance Improvement
  
• Master of Science (M.S.) in Leadership - Self-Designed
  
• Ph.D. in Health Services - Course-based - Self-Designed
  
• Ph.D. in Health Services - Self-Directed - Self-Designed
  
• Ph.D. in Human Services - Self-Directed - Self-Designed
  
• Ph.D. in Management - Self-Designed
  
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: PhD

Dakota County Technical College

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Hennepin Technical College

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

South Central College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Saint Paul College - A Community and Technical College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Anoka Technical College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Capella University

• MS - Instructional Design for Online Learning
  
• PhD - Instructional Design for Online Learning
  
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Rochester Community and Technical College

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Lake Superior College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Century Community and Technical College

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

North Hennepin Community College

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Minneapolis Community and Technical College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

ITT Technical Institute-Eden Prairie

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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See Also

• Design Information
• Salary Details for an Architecture Designer
• Online Design Schools
• Online Design Programs
• Online Design Courses
• Online Design Certifications

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