Minnesota contains four schools that offer industrial design programs. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, the highest-ranking industrial design school in MN, has a total student population of 51,659 and is the 31st highest ranked school in America.
Of the 4 industrial design schools in Minnesota, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Minnesota-Duluth comes out as the most expensive ($16,145/yr), with Mesabi Range Community and Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $5,313/yr.
Industrial Design students from Minnesota schools who go on to become industrial designers, commercial designers, architecture designers, designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 65,460 people working as industrial engineering technicians alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $49,030. Also, Graphic designers make on average $47,820 per year and there are about 200,870 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Minnesota alone, there are 5,320 employed graphic designers earning an average yearly salary of $46,220. Industrial engineering technicians in this state earn $47,510/yr and there are 3,580 employed.
Also, within the industrial design schools in Minnesota, the average student population is 3,459 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. Aside from industrial 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.
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