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2023 Best Value Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$14,142 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,419 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Bachelor's 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Information Technology

#1

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Our analysis found Saint Cloud State University to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Minnesota. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Cloud State University are $9,170 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, IT graduates from St. Cloud State University carry an average student debtload of $25,420.

Full Information Technology at Saint Cloud State University Report

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great value for information technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Capella University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,148 in in-state tuition and fees each year. IT majors at Capella University take out an average of $40,445 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Metropolitan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in Minnesota. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Metro State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,394 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, IT graduates from Metro State take out $37,653 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Information Technology at Metropolitan State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Dunwoody College of Technology is a great value for information technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Dunwoody College of Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Dunwoody College of Technology are $23,863 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Concordia University, Saint Paul undergraduate students pay an average of $23,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Technology at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report

Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 5 schools only.

  • 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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