2023 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota
Finding the Best Education Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Minnesota to see which master'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.
2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota
Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Minnesota.
Top 10 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools
Out of the 22 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.
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Out of the 22 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.
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Out of the 22 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Saint Paul is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.
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Hamline University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 208 students majoring in education at Hamline, 16% are male and 84% are female.
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With a ranking of #7, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.
About 77% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 23% are male.
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University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 61% of the education majors at the school.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.
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Saint Cloud State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.
About 65% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 35% are male.
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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 22 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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