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Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

3 Colleges
$23,224 Avg Salary
$17,798 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 533 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #38 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Minnesota Schools for an Associate in Design & Applied Arts

Our analysis found Alexandria Technical & Community College to be the best school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in Minnesota. ATCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Alexandria.

While working on their Associate Degree, design majors at ATCC accumulate an average of around $14,460 in student debt.

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#2

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Century College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

Design majors at Century College take out an average of $18,527 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 3 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

On average, design graduates from Minneapolis Community and Technical College take out $30,566 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 432
Kansas 229
Iowa 481
Nebraska 223
North Dakota 36
South Dakota 57

One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Design

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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