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2023 Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

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Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You

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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 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 General Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a master's degree.

Out of the 13 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 126 students majoring in education at Capella University, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Minnesota State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 84% of the education majors at the school.

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#5

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Hamline University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#6

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 39% are male.

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Bemidji State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

About 74% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 26% are male.

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Winona State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

Of the 18 students majoring in education at Winona State, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Of the 16 students majoring in education at Minnesota State Mankato, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.

Of the 13 students majoring in education at UMN Duluth, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 13 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.

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