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2023 Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

23 Colleges
$24,493 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,000 Avg Salary

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota

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

Top 10 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Winona State University the best value school in Minnesota for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

Winona State undergraduate students pay an average of $10,184 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great value for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,146 a year.

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Out of the 23 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Minnesota State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Minnesota State University are $9,482 per year.

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#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Minnesota. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

St. Cloud State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Moorhead are $9,468 per year.

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Bemidji State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bemidji State University are $9,806 per year.

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Metropolitan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Metro State are $9,394 per year.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Duluth are $13,850 per year.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 a year.

UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Schools 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.

  • 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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