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2023 Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

7 Colleges
$35,972 Avg Salary
$25,601 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Associate Degree School for You

Information Technology is the #26 most popular major in Minnesota with 843 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Information Technology Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Minnesota Schools for an Associate in Information Technology

Our 2023 rankings named Rasmussen University - Minnesota the best school in Minnesota for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

IT majors at Rasmussen University - Minnesota take out an average of $26,036 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dakota County Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, IT graduates from DCTC carry an average student debtload of $23,546.

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#3

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

The excellent associate degree programs at Hennepin Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Minnesota. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

After completing their Associate Degree, IT graduates from Hennepin Technical College carry an average student debtload of $21,008.

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Out of the 7 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

On average, IT graduates from St Cloud Technical and Community College take out $20,410 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree information technology programs. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

After completing their Associate Degree, IT graduates from Minneapolis Community and Technical College carry an average student debtload of $26,520.

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#7

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Saint Paul College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 266
Kansas 147
Iowa 182
Nebraska 398
North Dakota 37
South Dakota 190

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Craig Dennis.

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