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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

9 Colleges
$26,022 Avg Salary
$26,083 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 1,711 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #12 most popular major in Minnesota.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Minnesota to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Minnesota Schools for a Bachelor's in Visual & Performing Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Winona State University the best school in Minnesota for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

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#2

St Olaf College

Northfield, MN

Out of the 9 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, St Olaf College landed the # 2 spot on the list. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.

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Out of the 9 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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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 #4 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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#5

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Cloud State University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

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Minneapolis College of Art and Design landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, MCAD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 920
Iowa 1,309
South Dakota 188
Missouri 1,911
Nebraska 727
North Dakota 160

Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
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
Arts & Media Management 4,788
Dance 3,288
Other Visual Art 912
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 119
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art 10

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.

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