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2023 Best Information Technology Schools in Minnesota

15 Colleges
$50,134 Avg Salary
$32,184 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Information Technology Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Information Technology Schools in Minnesota

Check out the IT programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Schools

Our analysis found Dunwoody College of Technology to be the best school for information technology students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Dunwoody College of Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Minnesota. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Cloud State University is a great place for information technology students. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

On average, IT graduates from St. Cloud State University take out $26,312 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Dakota County Technical College is a great place for information technology students. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, IT majors at DCTC accumulate an average of around $21,848 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rasmussen University - Minnesota. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Information Technology Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, IT majors at Rasmussen University - Minnesota accumulate an average of around $35,222 in student debt.

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#6

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

With a ranking of #6, Hennepin Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Hennepin Technical College take out is $17,213.

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St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Information Technology Schools in Minnesota ranking. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

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#8

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Information Technology Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

On average, IT graduates from Capella University take out $37,397 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #9 on this year’s Best Information Technology Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #10 on this year’s Best Information Technology Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Information Technology Colleges 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 15 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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