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Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

14 Colleges
$28,009 Avg Salary
$14,157 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Minnesota to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

#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 a undergraduate certificate in Minnesota. Located in the small city of Duluth, LSC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 29% of the IT majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Anoka Technical College is a great place for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Anoka.

Of the 16 students majoring in IT at Anoka Technical College, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Out of the 14 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Anoka-Ramsey Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 33% of the IT majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a great place for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Read full report on Information Technology at Minneapolis Community and Technical College

#5

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Hennepin Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Minnesota. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Full Information Technology at Hennepin Technical College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Dakota County Technical College is a great place for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.

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Hibbing Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Hibbing Community College is a small public school located in the town of Hibbing.

About 50% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Information Technology at Hibbing Community College

St Cloud Technical and Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

Full Information Technology at St Cloud Technical and Community College Report

Pine Technical & Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Pine City, Pine Technical & Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the IT majors at the school.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.

Women make up 50% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Minnesota State Community and Technical College Report

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Schools 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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