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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

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

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

Our analysis found Lake Superior College to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online associate degree in Minnesota. Located in the city of Duluth, LSC is a public school with a small student population.

On average, IT graduates from LSC take out $24,311 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Information Technology at Lake Superior College Report

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Minnesota State College Southeast helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Minnesota. MSC Southeast is a small public school located in the distant town of Winona.

Women make up 25% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Minnesota State College Southeast Report

#3

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ridgewater College is a great place for information technology students working on their online associate degree. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.

Of the 10 students majoring in IT at Ridgewater College, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Minnesota West Community and Technical College is a great place for information technology students working on their online associate degree. Located in the town of Granite Falls, Minnesota West is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a great place for information technology students working on their online associate degree. Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in IT at Rasmussen University - Minnesota, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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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 6 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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