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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Minnesota

61 Colleges
$48,279 Avg Salary
$25,122 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education 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 Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 61 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Colleges.

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 61 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, education majors at UMN Twin Cities accumulate an average of around $21,257 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $204, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Minnesota list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

On average, education graduates from Minnesota State Mankato take out $27,583 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, education graduates from SMU MN take out $25,375 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #6, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at Concordia University, Saint Paul take out is $27,000.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Minnesota list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.

Education majors at MSU Moorhead take out an average of $28,512 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

After completing their degree, education graduates from St. Cloud State University carry an average student debt load of $28,273.

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#9

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Hamline University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, education graduates from Hamline carry an average student debt load of $24,810.

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#10

Winona State University

Winona, MN

With a ranking of #10, Winona State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

While working on their degree, education majors at Winona State accumulate an average of around $27,146 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $150, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Education Schools in Minnesota award.

Rank College Location
11 Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN
12 University of St Thomas Minnesota Saint Paul, MN

Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges 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.

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