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2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

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

Finding the Best Education Associate 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 Most Popular 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 26 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Normandale Community College the most popular school in Minnesota for education students working on their associate degree. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 4% are male.

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Out of the 26 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Northland Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.

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Out of the 26 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 56% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 44% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alexandria Technical & Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. ATCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Alexandria.

About 93% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#6

Inver Hills Community College

Inver Grove Heights, MN

Inver Hills Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree education programs. Located in the suburb of Inver Grove Heights, IHCC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in education at IHCC, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#7

Itasca Community College

Grand Rapids, MN

Itasca Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree education programs. Itasca Community College is a small public school located in the town of Grand Rapids.

About 77% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#8

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Ridgewater College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.

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#8

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

With a ranking of #8, Century College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

Of the 11 students majoring in education at Century College, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Minnesota State College Southeast came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. MSC Southeast is a small public school located in the town of Winona.

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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

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 26 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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