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Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

2023 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

7 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Education Associate 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 7 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Minnesota.

Our analysis found Northland Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online associate degree in Minnesota. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Minnesota State College Southeast helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Minnesota. MSC Southeast is a small public school located in the town of Winona.

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#3

Mesabi Range College

Virginia, MN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mesabi Range College is a great place for education students working on their online associate degree. Located in the remote town of Virginia, Mesabi Range College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Central Lakes College - Brainerd helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Minnesota. Central Lakes College is a small public school located in the town of Brainerd.

Of the 5 students majoring in education at Central Lakes College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Hennepin Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota West Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the remote town of Granite Falls, Minnesota West is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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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 7 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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