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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

12 Colleges
$26,842 Avg Salary
$17,264 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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.

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The Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Design & Applied Arts program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Our analysis found Century College to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Minnesota. Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

Of the 31 students majoring in design at Century College, 3% are male and 97% are female.

Design majors at Century College take out an average of $18,594 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Century College Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Minneapolis Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in Minnesota. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Of the 29 students majoring in design at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Out of the 12 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.

About 73% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 27% are male.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Minnesota State Community and Technical College Report

#4

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ridgewater College is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Lakes College - Brainerd is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Lakes College is a small public school located in the remote town of Brainerd.

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#6

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

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#7

South Central College

North Mankato, MN

South Central College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate design and applied arts programs. South Central College is a small public school located in the suburb of North Mankato.

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#7

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN

Augsburg University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Dakota County Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Dakota County Technical College Report

Rasmussen University - Minnesota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 12 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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