MCAD - Major Programs by Offered Degrees

Major Programs at MCAD

Minneapolis College of Art and Design offers 17 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's programs. Of that, 3 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

At the school, the Illustration program has the most completers (45 students) and the Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects program has the second most completers (24 students) last year.

Degrees & Major Programs

Minneapolis College of Art and Design offers 17 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's programs. Of that, 3 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 165 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at MCAD. 125 completed bachelor's programs and 40 completed master's programs.

Total Number of Programs By Degree
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Number of Completers	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	125	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Popular Area of Study with Most Completers

Following programs are the popular major programs at Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Bachelor

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Average Salary after Graduation
Illustration	45	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	24	-
Painting	12	-
Graphic Design	11	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	6	-
Photography	5	-
Furniture Design and Manufacturing	5	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	4	-
Fine/Studio Arts	4	-
Sculpture	3	-

Master

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Average Salary after Graduation
Design and Applied Arts (other)	11	-
Digital Arts	7	-
Organizational Leadership	0	-

Field of Study by Degree, Number of Completers, and Average Salary

The following tables show all major programs at MCAD by degree with number of completers last year. You may want to search schools that have a program by following the link on the major title column in each table.

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

what is Communications Technologies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Furniture Design and Manufacturing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Digital Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Product Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Illustration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	45	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Design and Applied Arts (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Photography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Painting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sculpture	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Printmaking	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED