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2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

8 Schools Ranked

A student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Minnesota to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
1,437 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 1,437 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.

Capella University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#3

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota
29 Total Awards
$8,756 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Winona State is located in Winona, Minnesota and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 97% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 66% took at least some of their classes online.

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17 Total Awards
$11,052 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report

#5

Concordia University, Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota
49 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 49 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#6

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
73 Total Awards
$17,760 Average Tuition & Fees

St Catherine University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 73 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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2 Total Awards

United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in New Brighton, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.

Since the graduate programs at United Theological Seminary are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

Full United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities Report

#8

Rasmussen University - Minnesota

St. Cloud, Minnesota
$5,615 Average Tuition & Fees

Rasmussen University - Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.

Rasmussen University - Minnesota is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

Full Rasmussen University - Minnesota Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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