by our College Data Analytics TeamDesign And Applied Arts draws students to programs nationwide. This ranking identifies the schools that graduate the most design and applied arts students each year.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in design and applied arts at each of the 28 schools in Minnesota that offer the program.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design and applied arts majors in Minnesota, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
University Of Minnesota Twin Cities tops our list of the most popular design and applied arts schools. Set in the city of Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a public institution. This school awarded about 128 design and applied arts degrees in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for University Of Minnesota Twin Cities
A rank of #2 makes Minneapolis Community And Technical College one of the most popular schools for design and applied arts. Minneapolis Community And Technical College is a public school located in the city of Minneapolis. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 117 students earned a degree in design and applied arts from this school. Get the full design and applied arts details for Minneapolis Community And Technical College
Century College ranks #3 for design and applied arts by yearly graduations. Century College is a public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake. This school awarded about 100 design and applied arts degrees in the most recent year. See more about design and applied arts at Century College
Dakota County Technical College came in at #4 on our list of the most popular design and applied arts schools. Set in the rural area of Rosemount, Dakota County Technical College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 37 students earned a degree in design and applied arts from this school. See more about design and applied arts at Dakota County Technical College
A rank of #5 makes Rasmussen College Minnesota one of the most popular schools for design and applied arts. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen College Minnesota is a private for-profit university. This school awarded about 32 design and applied arts degrees in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Rasmussen College Minnesota
Minneapolis College Of Art And Design placed #6 for design and applied arts by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis College Of Art And Design is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 28 students earned a degree in design and applied arts from this school. See more about design and applied arts at Minneapolis College Of Art And Design
University Of Minnesota Duluth landed the #7 spot among the most popular design and applied arts schools. Located in the city of Duluth, University Of Minnesota Duluth is a public university. University Of Minnesota Duluth graduated around 26 design and applied arts students in the most recent data year. Read the full design and applied arts report for University Of Minnesota Duluth
Alexandria Technical And Community College placed #8 for design and applied arts by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Alexandria, Alexandria Technical And Community College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 24 students earned a degree in design and applied arts from this school. Read the full design and applied arts report for Alexandria Technical And Community College
Saint Cloud State University placed #9 for design and applied arts by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, Saint Cloud State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 21 students earned a degree in design and applied arts from this school. Read the full design and applied arts report for Saint Cloud State University
Dunwoody College Of Technology placed #10 for design and applied arts by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Minneapolis, Dunwoody College Of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. Dunwoody College Of Technology graduated around 17 design and applied arts students in the most recent data year. See more about design and applied arts at Dunwoody College Of Technology
North Hennepin Community College ranked #11 on our list of the most popular design and applied arts schools. North Hennepin Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 16 students earned a degree in design and applied arts from this school. Get the full design and applied arts details for North Hennepin Community College
Ridgewater College placed #12 for design and applied arts by yearly graduations. Ridgewater College is a public school located in the town of Willmar. This school awarded about 16 design and applied arts degrees in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Ridgewater College
Rochester Community And Technical College ranked #13 on our list of the most popular design and applied arts schools. Set in the city of Rochester, Rochester Community And Technical College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 13 students earned a degree in design and applied arts from this school. Get the full design and applied arts details for Rochester Community And Technical College
Minnesota State University Mankato landed the #14 spot among the most popular design and applied arts schools. Minnesota State University Mankato is a public school located in the city of Mankato. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 11 students earned a degree in design and applied arts from this school. Get the full design and applied arts details for Minnesota State University Mankato
Minnesota State University Moorhead placed #15 for design and applied arts by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, Minnesota State University Moorhead is a public university. This school awarded about 11 design and applied arts degrees in the most recent year. See more about design and applied arts at Minnesota State University Moorhead
Minnesota State Community And Technical College placed #16 for design and applied arts by yearly graduations. Minnesota State Community And Technical College is a public school located in the rural area of Fergus Falls. Minnesota State Community And Technical College graduated around 10 design and applied arts students in the most recent data year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Minnesota State Community And Technical College
Augsburg College landed the #17 spot among the most popular design and applied arts schools. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Augsburg College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 9 students earned a degree in design and applied arts from this school. See more about design and applied arts at Augsburg College
Central Lakes College Brainerd placed #18 for design and applied arts by yearly graduations. Central Lakes College Brainerd is a public school located in the town of Brainerd. Central Lakes College Brainerd graduated around 9 design and applied arts students in the most recent data year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Central Lakes College Brainerd
Concordia University Saint Paul comes in at #19 for design and applied arts this year. Concordia University Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 9 students earned a degree in design and applied arts from this school. See more about design and applied arts at Concordia University Saint Paul
Bemidji State University comes in at #20 for design and applied arts this year. Set in the town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 8 students earned a degree in design and applied arts from this school. Get the full design and applied arts details for Bemidji State University
Northwestern College Minnesota comes in at #21 for design and applied arts this year. Set in the suburb of Saint Paul, Northwestern College Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution. Northwestern College Minnesota graduated around 8 design and applied arts students in the most recent data year. See more about design and applied arts at Northwestern College Minnesota
Bethel University Minnesota placed #22 for design and applied arts by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 6 design and applied arts degrees in the most recent year. Get the full design and applied arts details for Bethel University Minnesota
Hibbing Community College A Technical And Community College ranked #23 on our list of the most popular design and applied arts schools. Located in the town of Hibbing, Hibbing Community College A Technical And Community College is a public university. This school awarded about 5 design and applied arts degrees in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Hibbing Community College A Technical And Community College
Metropolitan State University placed #24 for design and applied arts by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Saint Paul, Metropolitan State University is a public institution. This school awarded about 5 design and applied arts degrees in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Metropolitan State University
Riverland Community College landed the #25 spot among the most popular design and applied arts schools. Set in the town of Austin, Riverland Community College is a public institution. This school awarded about 4 design and applied arts degrees in the most recent year. Read the full design and applied arts report for Riverland Community College
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular design and applied arts list:
The ranking above is published by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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