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Visual & Performing Arts at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Visual & Performing Arts at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

If you are interested in studying visual & performing arts, you may want to check out the program at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MCAD is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 760.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

MCAD Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
  • Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Online Classes Are Available at MCAD

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? MCAD offers distance education options for visual & performing arts at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

MCAD Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at MCAD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Visual & Performing Arts. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at MCAD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

MCAD Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at MCAD are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 60
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

MCAD Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

80% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from MCAD, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a master's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 21
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual & performing arts concentations are available at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 71
Fine & Studio Arts 31
General Visual & Performing Arts 17
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 7

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual & performing arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MN, the home state for Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers 20,940 $64,610
Managers 9,350 $128,590
Graphic Designers 6,190 $53,500
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,030 $78,950
Interior Designers 1,550 $61,220

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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