2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota
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Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Minnesota. Capella University is a large private for-profit school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 1,322 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.
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.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 304 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
Minnesota State Mankato 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 40% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 27 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 267 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 44% were women.
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. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the large public school handed out 212 graduate certificate awards 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.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UMN Twin Cities does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Hamline University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Hamline is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 194 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Hamline. 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.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. SMU MN is located in Winona, Minnesota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 152 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SMU MN. 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.
With a ranking of #8, The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 143 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
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. In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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 #9 on the list. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, the fairly large public school awarded 82 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at St. Cloud State University. 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.
Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. 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.
Concordia University, Saint Paul does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 94% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #11, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Rochester, Minnesota, and it awarded 55 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Mayo Clinic School of Medicine accumulate an average of $17,443 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
With a ranking of #12, Winona State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 50 students in 2020-2021.
Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Winona State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. MSU Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at MSU Moorhead. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
St Catherine University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 45 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 96% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at St. Kate’s. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Bethel University Minnesota landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Bethel University Minnesota is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Bethel University Minnesota. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Metropolitan 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 #16 on the 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.
Online graduate courses are available at Metro State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Southwest Minnesota 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 #17 on the list. Located in Marshall, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Southwest Minnesota State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 46% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Luther Seminary came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 43% of those degree recipients were women.
Luther Seminary is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Augsburg University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Augsburg does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 4% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Adler Graduate School ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota 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.
University of Northwestern - St Paul ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Northwestern is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Northwestern does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Bemidji State University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in Bemidji, Minnesota, the small public school handed out 4 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Bemidji State University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Crown College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Crown. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that UMN Duluth does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Herzing University - Minneapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #25 on the list.
Since the graduate programs at Herzing University - Minneapolis are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 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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