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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Minnesota

9 Colleges
$50,134 Avg Salary
$32,184 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology School for You

Information Technology is the #26 most popular major in Minnesota with 295 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 9 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 Information Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Technology Colleges.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Minnesota list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Minnesota list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

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#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Cloud State University is a great place for information technology students. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information technology programs. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Metropolitan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information technology programs. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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Southwest Minnesota State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Minnesota list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marshall.

Read full report on Information Technology at Southwest Minnesota State University

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 162
Iowa 54
Kansas 38
Nebraska 109
North Dakota 18
South Dakota 38

One of 9 majors within the area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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