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2023 Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

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$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor'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 Doctor'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 13 schools in Minnesota to see which doctor'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in Minnesota for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the education majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 76% of the education majors at the school.

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#5

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Out of the 13 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 large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

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#6

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 68% of the education majors at the school.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.

About 88% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 12% are male.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#10

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

With a ranking of #10, Hamline University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 60% of the education majors at the school.

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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 13 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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