2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also there are many trade schools and bpptcamp that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota
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Our analysis found University of St Thomas Minnesota to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Minnesota.
Online graduate courses are available at UST MN, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.
UMN Twin Cities does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bethel University Minnesota is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
Bethel University Minnesota does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Winona State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Minnesota.
Winona State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. 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.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Augsburg University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Minnesota.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Augsburg. In fact, around 4% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Minnesota State Mankato does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 40% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking.
SMU MN does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Hamline University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Hamline, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 78% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #9, St Catherine University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at St. Kate’s. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The College of Saint Scholastica landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
St. Scholastica does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
Saint Cloud State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
St. Cloud State University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 43% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #12, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
MSU Moorhead does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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.
With a ranking of #13, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that UMN Duluth does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Bemidji State University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Bemidji State University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #16 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.
Concordia University, Saint Paul does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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.
Metropolitan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.
Metro State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Capella University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Since the graduate programs at Capella University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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%.
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