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
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
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
Minnesota Interesting Facts
- Minnesotan baseball commentator Halsey Hal was the first to say 'Holy Cow' during a baseball broadcast.
- The Mall of America in Bloomington is the size of 78 football fields --- 9.5 million square feet.
- "Minnesota Inventions: Masking and Scotch tape, Wheaties cereal, Bisquick, HMOs, the bundt pan, Aveda beauty products, and Green Giant vegetables"
- The St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959 allowing oceangoing ships to reach Duluth.
- Minneapolis is home to the oldest continuously running theater (Old Log Theater) and the largest dinner theater (Chanhassan Dinner Theater) in the country.
Top National Parks in Minnesota:
Famous State Residents:
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