Design & Applied Arts at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

If you are interested in studying design & applied 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 Design & Applied Arts section at the bottom of this page.

MCAD Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Design
• Master’s Degree in Design

MCAD Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at MCAD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Design & Applied 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.

Design Student Demographics at MCAD

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

MCAD Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design 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 design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	38
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

MCAD Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of design master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Of the students who received a design master's degree from MCAD, 55% were white. This is above average 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 design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

The following design 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
Illustration	50
Graphic Design	17
Other Design & Applied Arts	4

Related Majors

• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts

Careers That Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in design 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
Graphic Designers	6,190	$53,500
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,030	$78,950
Interior Designers	1,550	$61,220
Art Directors	960	$95,300
Photographers	770	$54,150

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By McGhiever under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.