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Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in Minnesota

2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in Minnesota

14 Colleges
$50,134 Avg Salary
$32,184 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.

The Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular online 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 .

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online degree in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very 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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#2

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lake Superior College is a great place for information technology students pursuing an online degree. Located in the small city of Duluth, LSC is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent online programs at Concordia University, Saint Paul helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State College Southeast. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in Minnesota list. MSC Southeast is a small public school located in the town of Winona.

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#6

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Ridgewater College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in Minnesota list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.

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Riverland Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best information technology programs. Located in the distant town of Austin, Riverland Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in Minnesota list. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.

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Metropolitan State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in Minnesota ranking. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

IT majors at Metro State take out an average of $41,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best information technology programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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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 14 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.

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