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2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

32 Colleges
$36,000 Avg Salary
$25,925 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in Minnesota to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in Minnesota for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 394 students majoring in education at UMN Twin Cities, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Out of the 32 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

Of the 185 students majoring in education at MSU Moorhead, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#5

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Out of the 32 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

About 74% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 26% are male.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

Of the 140 students majoring in education at UMN Duluth, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#7

Martin Luther College

New Ulm, MN

Martin Luther College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the town of New Ulm, MLC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.

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Southwest Minnesota State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the remote town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.

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#10

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, MN

Bemidji State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.

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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 25 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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