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Minneapolis College of Art and Design Graduate Schools

Minneapolis College of Art and Design (referred to as MCAD) is a Private, 4 years school located in Minneapolis, MN. It is classified as a School of art, music, and design school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Minneapolis College of Art and Design is $41,794 in average. The school has 113 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 854 including undergraduate students.

Minneapolis College of Art and Design Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1960 - Current[Estimated Date]).

MCAD Directory Information
School Name	Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD)
Address	2501 Stevens Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone	612-874-3700
Web	https://MCAD.EDU
Online Application	https://mcad.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://mcad.edu/financial-aid

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Minneapolis College of Art and Design is $41,794 in average. The school has 113 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 854 including undergraduate students.Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

MCAD Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$41,794
Student Population	113
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's
Number of Programs	4 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Minneapolis College of Art and Design is $41,794 in average for academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $1,665. Minneapolis College of Art and Design offers the alternative tuition plans.

MCAD 2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$41,344
Required Fees	$450
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,665

Minneapolis College of Art and Design offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services at MCAD
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2022 Tuition, Fees, Other College Costs

For academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Minneapolis College of Art and Design is $41,794. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 16, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$37,362	$450
2018-2019	$38,670	$450
2019-2020	$39,946	$450
2020-2021	$41,344	$450
2021-2022	$41,344	$450

The graduate school tuition & fees of MCAD is very expensive compared to private graduate schools in Minnesota. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,187 and the Minnesota graduate tuition is $14,841 (public) / $16,400 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Minneapolis College of Art and Design	$41,794
All Graduate Schools	$11,040	$19,187
Public	$11,040	$20,146
Private	$19,294
Minnesota Graduate Schools	$11,050	$15,642
Public	$11,050	$14,841
Private	$16,400

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $10,708 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. On-campus living costs are decreased by -0.07% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $10,708. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -0.07% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Costs
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$7,550	$1,406	$7,550	$1,406
2018-2019	$7,986	$2,160	$7,986	$2,160
2019-2020	$8,156	$2,152	$8,156	$2,152
2020-2021	$8,380	$2,336	$8,380	$2,336
2021-2022	$8,380	$2,328	$8,380	$2,328

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,665 at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$1,557
2018-2019	$1,612
2019-2020	$1,665
2020-2021	$1,665
2021-2022	$1,665

Graduate Programs at MCAD

Minneapolis College of Art and Design offers 5 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 35 students have completed their study at Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Offered Degrees at Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	3	2	24
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	1	11
Total	5	3	35

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Minneapolis College of Art and Design by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Graphic Design program with 7 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Fine/Studio Arts program with 18 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Graphic Design	✕	7	-
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce	✔	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	18	-
Design and Applied Arts (other)	✔	6	-

Minneapolis College of Art and Design offers 5 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 35 students have completed their graduate studies.

24 students have earned/completed Master's program.
11 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Visual And Performing Arts [+]	✔	24 completers	-
Digital Arts	✔	0	-
Design and Applied Arts (other)	✔	6	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	18	-
	Total	24

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Visual And Performing Arts [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Graphic Design	✕	7	-
Business [+]	✔	4 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✔	0	-
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce	✔	4	-
	Total	11

Graduate Student Population at MCAD

For academic year 2021-2022, total 90 students enrolled into Minneapolis College of Art and Design graduate schools where it has total 854 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 23 full-time and 67 part-time graduate students. By gender, 23 male and 67 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	90	23	67
Full-time	23	7	16
Part-tme	67	16	51

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 55 White (61.11%), 1 Black/African American (1.11%), 5 Hispanic (5.56%), 3 Asian (3.33%), and 26 students with other races. 12 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	90	23	67
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	3	1	2
Black/African American	1	0	1
Hispanic	5	2	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	55	14	41
Two More	3	1	2
Un-Known	10	2	8
Non-resident Alien	12	3	9

Minneapolis College of Art and Design offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 67 graduate students (74.44% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 12 graduate students (13.33% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.