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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in Minnesota to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Minneapolis Community and Technical College the most popular school in Minnesota for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 44% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#2

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Out of the 24 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

Women make up 71% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Out of the 24 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota County Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 79% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Alexandria Technical & Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Minnesota. ATCC is a small public school located in the town of Alexandria.

Of the 21 students majoring in visual and performing arts at ATCC, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#5

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Normandale Community College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Of the 17 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Normandale Community College, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#5

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Hennepin Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. North Hennepin Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

About 53% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 47% are male.

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Anoka-Ramsey Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 27% are male.

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Rasmussen University - Minnesota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree 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.

About 69% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Dunwoody College of Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Dunwoody College of Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 62% are male.

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#10

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Women make up 75% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges 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 24 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 Bonnielou2013.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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