2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in Minnesota for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 273 students majoring in education at Capella University, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Of the 240 students majoring in education at Minnesota State Mankato, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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Out of the 19 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 83% of the education majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The College of Saint Scholastica helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.
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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 77% of the education majors at the school.
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Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 80 students majoring in education at Concordia University, Saint Paul, 38% are male and 63% are female.
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Saint Cloud State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.
Of the 69 students majoring in education at St. Cloud State University, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.
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With a ranking of #10, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.
Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.
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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 |
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 19 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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