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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$19,822 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,319 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's 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.

The Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Minnesota to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for design students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for design majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Design & Applied Arts

Our analysis found Bemidji State University to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Minnesota. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bemidji State University are $9,806 a year.

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#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Cloud State University are $9,170 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, design majors at St. Cloud State University accumulate an average of around $26,716 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSU Moorhead are $9,468 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, design majors at MSU Moorhead accumulate an average of around $21,980 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 a year. On average, design graduates from UMN Twin Cities take out $23,261 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $298.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Duluth are $13,850 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Minneapolis College of Art and Design did quite well on this year’s best value schools for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, MCAD is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCAD are $41,794 per year. On average, design graduates from MCAD take out $28,622 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $323.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SMU MN are $39,410 a year.

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Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 7 schools only.

  • 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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