2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota
Finding the Best Information Technology Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota
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Most Popular Minnesota Schools for a Master's in Information Technology
Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 38% of the IT majors at the school.
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Out of the 8 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the # 2 spot on the 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.
About 36% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 64% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 13% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 87% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Minnesota. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.
Of the 26 students majoring in IT at St. Cloud State University, 62% are male and 38% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
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With a ranking of #7, Metropolitan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
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Southwest Minnesota State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 266 |
| Kansas | 147 |
| Iowa | 182 |
| Nebraska | 398 |
| North Dakota | 37 |
| South Dakota | 190 |
Majors Related to IT
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 8 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.