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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

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$77,189 Avg Salary

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.

Check out the IT master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Minnesota.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

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 fairly 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 large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 64% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Minnesota. Located in the distant 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.

Full Information Technology at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Report

#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Cloud State University is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

Of the 26 students majoring in IT at St. Cloud State University, 62% are male and 38% are female.

Full Information Technology at Saint Cloud State University Report

Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Read full report on Information Technology at Minnesota State University - Mankato

Metropolitan State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information technology programs. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Full Information Technology at Metropolitan State University Report

With a ranking of #7, Southwest Minnesota State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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.

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