Education at Minnesota State University - Mankato

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Minnesota State University - Mankato. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and approximately 14,761 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 162 students received their master's degree in education.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Minnesota State Mankato Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Minnesota State Mankato

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Minnesota State Mankato does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Minnesota State Mankato Education Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #388 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Minnesota State Mankato

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Minnesota State University - Mankato.

Minnesota State Mankato Education Master’s Program

Of the 162 students who earned a master's degree in Education from Minnesota State Mankato in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Minnesota State Mankato, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Minnesota State University - Mankato with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	140
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Minnesota State University - Mankato. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education	180
Educational Administration	70
Teacher Education Subject Specific	64
Teacher Education Grade Specific	44
Instructional Media Design	23
General Education	23
Educational Assessment	2
Teaching English or French	2
Student Counseling	1

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Mankato.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Teacher Assistants	34,800	$32,120
Elementary School Teachers	22,940	$64,950
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Middle School Teachers	11,510	$61,410
Preschool Teachers	8,180	$37,500

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By SaiketTewary under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.