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2023 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

23 Colleges
$36,000 Avg Salary
$25,925 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 9,682 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Winona State University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Minnesota. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

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#2

St Olaf College

Northfield, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means St Olaf College is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Concordia College at Moorhead helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Minnesota. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

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#4

Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter, MN

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Gustavus Adolphus College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Minnesota. Located in the fringe town of Saint Peter, Gustavus Adolphus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

Martin Luther College

New Ulm, MN

Martin Luther College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of New Ulm, MLC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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#10

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 4,776
Iowa 3,392
South Dakota 1,045
Missouri 7,906
Nebraska 4,167
North Dakota 1,291

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 23 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Horadrim.

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