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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$20,765 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,676 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts 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.

The Best Value Fine & Studio Arts 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 offered the best value 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.

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges.

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools

$10,184 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Winona State University the best value school in Minnesota for fine and studio arts students. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Winona State undergraduate students pay an average of $10,184 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at Winona State take out is $27,500.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Winona State also did well on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Minnesota list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$9,146 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,146 a year. Fine Arts majors at Minnesota State Mankato take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$5,906 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,906 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN
$9,170 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 12 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at St. Cloud State University are $9,170 a year. The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at St. Cloud State University take out is $30,911.

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$9,468 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Minnesota State University - Moorhead helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in Minnesota. Located in the medium-sized 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. On average, Fine Arts graduates from MSU Moorhead take out $26,788 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$15,254 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 per year. The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at UMN Twin Cities take out is $21,500. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $222.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 20% of our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Minnesota ranking.

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$13,850 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

UMN Duluth undergraduate students pay an average of $13,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$28,016 Average Tuition & Fees

Concordia College at Moorhead ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead, Concordia College Moorhead is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Concordia College Moorhead are $28,016 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Concordia College Moorhead is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Minnesota list.

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#9

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN
$46,221 Average Tuition & Fees

Hamline University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Minnesota ranking. 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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#10

St Olaf College

Northfield, MN
$52,670 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, St Olaf College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students. 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. Fine Arts majors at St. Olaf take out an average of $23,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

St. Olaf not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Minnesota list.

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Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 490
Kansas 238
Iowa 286
Nebraska 220
North Dakota 35
South Dakota 52

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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