2023 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in Minnesota to see which ones had the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota
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Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in Minnesota for students working on their graduate certificate. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 1,322 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Capella University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Minnesota. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 304 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 40% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at The College of Saint Scholastica helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Minnesota. St. Scholastica is located in Duluth, Minnesota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 143 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 22 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 194 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 80 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. This medium-sized public school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 45 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Bethel University Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 41 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
St Catherine University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 45 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 96% 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.
Winona State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Winona State is located in Winona, Minnesota and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 86% 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.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 152 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Saint Cloud State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 82 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 43% took at least some of their classes online.
Metropolitan State University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school handed out 27 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 37% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. This large public school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 212 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $19,400 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 65% took at least some of their classes online.
Bemidji State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. This small public school is located in Bemidji, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Crown College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Crown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Crown is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
University of Northwestern - St Paul ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Northwestern is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #17, Luther Seminary did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Luther Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 43% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Luther Seminary are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. UST MN is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 267 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 44% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
Herzing University - Minneapolis landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs.
Herzing University - Minneapolis is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #19, Southwest Minnesota State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. This medium-sized public school is located in Marshall, Minnesota, and it awarded 19 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
Around 46% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Adler Graduate School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #19 on the list. Adler Graduate School is located in Richfield, Minnesota and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Adler Graduate School 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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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 22 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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