Education at Minot State University

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if Minot State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

MSU is located in Minot, North Dakota and has a total student population of 2,920. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 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.

MSU Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at MSU

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? MSU offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

MSU Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at MSU

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

MSU Education Master’s Program

The education program at MSU awarded 33 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. MSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from MSU, 82% 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 Minot State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Minot State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	23
Special Education	12

Related Majors

• Psychology

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 ND, the home state for Minot State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
Teacher Assistants	5,020	$32,550
Elementary School Teachers	4,350	$55,860
High School Teachers	2,830	$55,400
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,750	$31,730
Middle School Teachers	1,240	$60,900

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.