2025 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

an associate degree in visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #9 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for visual & performing arts students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 317 associate degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Visual & Performing Arts School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of visual & performing arts for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality visual & performing arts program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on visual & performing arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of visual & performing arts students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for visual & performing arts to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized visual & performing arts related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for visual & performing arts students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in Minnesota

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in visual & performing arts.

Top Minnesota Schools for an Associate in Visual & Performing Arts

1

Alexandria Technical & Community College
Alexandria, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

Alexandria Technical & Community College is a good choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in visual & performing arts from Alexandria Technical & Community College

2

Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minneapolis, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

60 Annual Graduates

Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in visual & performing arts. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a associate in visual & performing arts from Minneapolis Community and Technical College

3

Century College
White Bear Lake, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

54 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Century College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in visual & performing arts from Century College

4

Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Dakota County Technical College if you want to pursue an associate degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in visual & performing arts from Dakota County Technical College

5

Rasmussen University - Minnesota
St. Cloud, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a medium-sized private for-profit university located in the small city of St. Cloud.More information about a associate in visual & performing arts from Rasmussen University - Minnesota

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Kansas	35	107
Nebraska	34	142
Iowa	33	95
South Dakota	32	6
Missouri	32	105
North Dakota	26	18

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts	184
Fine & Studio Arts	44
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	35
Music	24
General Visual & Performing Arts	18
Drama & Theater Arts	12

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.