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Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

14 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best school in Minnesota for education students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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#2

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bethel University Minnesota is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Winona State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Minnesota. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

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#4

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means St Catherine University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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Out of the 14 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the # 5 spot on the list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

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The College of Saint Scholastica ranked #6 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

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#8

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Hamline University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #10 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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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 14 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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