2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You
Fine & Studio Arts is the #47 most popular major in Minnesota with 413 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for Fine Arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Winona State University the best value school in Minnesota for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Winona State undergraduate students pay an average of $10,184 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $9,146 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, Fine Arts graduates from Minnesota State Mankato take out $26,685 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Cloud State University is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a large student population.
St. Cloud State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Fine Arts majors at St. Cloud State University take out an average of $28,762 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
MSU Moorhead undergraduate students pay an average of $9,468 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 11 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts graduates from UMN Twin Cities carry an average student debtload of $23,523. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $222.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Fine & Studio 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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University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Duluth are $13,850 per year.
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Concordia College at Moorhead came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead, Concordia College Moorhead is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia College Moorhead are $28,016 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Hamline University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hamline are $46,221 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Minneapolis College of Art and Design did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. MCAD is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCAD are $41,794 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts majors at MCAD accumulate an average of around $31,562 in student debt.
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St Olaf College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Northfield, St. Olaf is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Olaf are $52,670 per year.
St. Olaf not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 490 |
| Kansas | 238 |
| Iowa | 286 |
| Nebraska | 220 |
| North Dakota | 35 |
| South Dakota | 52 |
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Majors Related to Fine Arts
One of 10 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Fine Arts
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| 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 11 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.
More about our data sources and methodologies.