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2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in Minnesota

6 Colleges
$50,511 Avg Salary
$21,582 Avg Student Debt

Out of the majors we analyze each year, general education was ranked 9th in Minnesota. In fact, 2,028 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online General Education Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Minnesota to see which online programs were the most popular 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 education majors pursuing an online .

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Winona State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools in Minnesota list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent online programs at Minnesota State University - Moorhead helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Minnesota. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.

Full General Education at Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report

#4

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

The excellent online programs at Bethel University Minnesota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Minnesota. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full General Education at Bethel University Minnesota Report

#4

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools in Minnesota list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.

Read full report on General Education at Ridgewater College

Best General Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 493
Kansas 373
Iowa 226
Nebraska 59
North Dakota 24
South Dakota 88

More General Education Rankings in Minnesota

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

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 KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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