Minnesota Photography Schools and Colleges

Degree Programs: Photography, Digital Photography, Visual Communication, Film, Video, Cinematography...
Major Cities: Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Burnsville, Coon Rapids, Duluth, Eagan, Maple Grove, Maplewood, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Rochester, St. Cloud, St. Paul...
ZIP Codes: 55101, 55109, 55116, 55120, 55123, 55401, 55420, 55431, 55438, 55447, 55460, 55479, 55487, 55701, 55802, 55811, 55816, 55901, 55904...

Aspiring artists, take note! Job opportunities abound in the North Star State. Graphic designers, for example, will see tremendous job growth through 2012 at a rate of 29%. Interior designers, museum curators, art directors, and fine artists will all see high growth surpassing 22%, as well.

Creative Minnesotans are credited with inventing masking tape, Wheaties, Bisquick, and Aveda products. Famous Minnesotans include author F. Scott Fitzgerald, actress Judy Garland, humorist Garrison Keilor, author Sinclair Lewis, and cartoonist Charles Schultz.

National Programs: The following schools are accepting students from across the country.

The Art Institutes

The Art Institutes

Bachelor's | Associate's | Certificate | Diploma

The Art Institutes offers associate, bachelor and certificate programs that specialize in the photography, film and digital production. With over 40 locations in major cities throughout North America, you'll get the competitive edge to succeed as a creative professional - in your field of interest!

Select a Campus: Arlington, VA | Atlanta, GA | Austin, TX | Boston, MA | Charleston, NC | Charlotte, NC | Chicago, IL | Cincinnati, OH | Dallas, TX | Decatur, GA | Denver, CO | Detroit, MI | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Fort Worth, TX | Houston, TX | Indianapolis, IN | Jacksonville, FL | Kansas City, KS | Las Vegas, NV | Los Angeles, CA | Miami, FL | Minneapolis, MN | New York, NY | Nashville, TN | Orange County, CA | Philadelphia, PA | Phoenix, AZ | Pittsburgh, PA | Portland, OR | Raleigh, NC | Salt Lake City | San Bernadino, CA | San Diego | San Francisco, CA | Schaumburg, IL | Seattle, WA | Sunnyvale, CA | Tampa, FL | Tucson, AZ | Vancouver, BC | York, PA





About: The Art Institutes International Minnesota is a college for creative minds, located in a market for culture, art and creative careers. We are a great choice for forward-thinking students who want a dynamic educational experience that prepares them for exciting opportunities upon graduation. Request Information



Brown College

Mendota Heights, MN US

About: Founded in 1946, Brown College is recognized as a leader in private post-secondary education. Brown College has campuses in both Mendota Heights, Minnesota (minutes from Minneapolis/Saint Paul Airport and the Mall of America) and Brooklyn Center (in the western Twin Cities suburbs). Brown College's mission is to provide students with the technical knowledge, skills and hands-on training needed to succeed in the most in-demand career fields. That's just what we've been doing for nearly half a century. Whether you're interested in the fast-growing IT, Computer Programming, Computer Graphics industries, or want to launch a career in Graphic Design or the Radio or Television Broadcast fields, Brown College has a program designed to propel you into the job marketplace with confidence and capability. Request Information



About: The Department of Art at Concordia is comprised of faculty of a wide range of interests and specialties who are all active, working artists, represented in a variety of exhibitions and public and private collections. Studio courses are maintained at a low faculty to student ratio, so that individual attention is the norm. Art History offerings include a variety of western and non-western courses, and the department's art historian leads a May Seminar Abroad each year. Alumni now work as artists, teachers, professors, museologists, designers and illustrators in many locations, including Minneapolis-Saint Paul, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Diego, Boston, Denver, Colorado Springs and Las Vegas, and the countries of Canada, England, Finland, Germany, Israel, Mexico, and Norway. Request Information



Miami Ad School Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN US

About: Is there paint under your fingernails? Do you tear pictures out of magazines? Or maybe you can¿t draw but you¿re a master of irony. A book-reading, story-making, encyclopedia of useless trivia and crazy ideas. Or maybe you are an internet nut? We might be the place for you. Miami Ad School is a two year portfolio program. After completing a year at one of our full time schools in Miami, Minneapolis, San Francisco or Hamburg eligible students can participate in our unique Quarter Away Program. Our Quarter Away Program allows students to study in up to four other cities. City choices include the fulltime locations and London, Amsterdam, New York, Chicago, Sao Paulo, Prague and Warsaw. One of your final quarters can be spent interning. Our students are able to learn from and network with industry professionals from around the world. Request Information



About: The University of Minnesota’s Split Rock Arts Program is a summer series of weeklong workshops in visual arts, creative writing, fine crafts, and creativity development. Choose from 40 workshops led by eminent artists and writers from across the country and around the world. Draw and paint; write poetry, stories, memoirs, novels, and personal essays; explore fabric dyeing, beading, and weaving; sculpt in clay, wire, or mixed media; workshops with outstanding ethnic artists; and more. Workshops are held in July and August on the University of Minnesota’s Duluth campus overlooking the glistening waters of Lake Superior. Request Information



About: Two degree options for undergraduates, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts, and the graduate school program Master of Fine Arts. Undergraduate degrees offer firm backgrounds in the liberal arts. Master of Fine Arts program requires portfolio admission and 3.0 undergraduate grade point average. Full studio facilities in drawing, painting, relief printmaking, lithography, screenprinting, ceramics,papermaking and book arts, performance and installations, kinetic sculpture, cast metal, wood and stone carving, welding and brazing, photography, and digital and electronic art. Programs are located in large metropolitan setting offering many diverse and attractive arts resources. Request Information