2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in Minnesota
Finding the Most Popular Online Education 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Education Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in Minnesota
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online .
Top 10 Most Popular Online Education Schools
Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online degree in Minnesota. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
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The excellent online programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Minnesota. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
After completing their degree, education graduates from Minnesota State Mankato carry an average student debtload of $27,583.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The College of Saint Scholastica is a great place for education students pursuing an online degree. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average amount in student loans that education majors at St. Scholastica take out is $24,500.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southwest Minnesota State University is a great place for education students pursuing an online degree. Located in the remote town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average amount in student loans that education majors at Southwest Minnesota State University take out is $26,097.
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Concordia University, Saint Paul came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Education majors at Concordia University, Saint Paul take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Hamline University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
On average, education graduates from Hamline take out $24,810 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Bemidji State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.
The average amount in student loans that education majors at Bemidji State University take out is $26,147.
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Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Schools in Minnesota ranking. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.
Education majors at MSU Moorhead take out an average of $28,512 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Bethel University Minnesota ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Education majors at Bethel University Minnesota take out an average of $25,814 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $301.
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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 |
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Majors Related to Education
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| 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 29 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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