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General Visual & Performing Arts at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

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General Visual & Performing Arts at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

What traits are you looking for in a visual arts school? To help you decide if Minneapolis College of Art and Design is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual arts program.

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 General Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

MCAD General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Visual Arts

Online Classes Are Available at MCAD

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

MCAD does offer online education options in visual arts for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

MCAD General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Visual Arts Student Demographics at MCAD

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

MCAD General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

76% Women
Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in General Visual & Performing Arts from MCAD in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women.

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Of the students who received a visual arts master's degree from MCAD, 82% 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 visual arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Visual Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual 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
Graphic Designers 6,190 $53,500
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,030 $78,950
Art Directors 960 $95,300
Photographers 770 $54,150
Multimedia Artists and Animators 300 $61,550

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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