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2021 Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Minnesota

19 Colleges
1,004 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,738 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in MinnesotaAccounting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Minnesota. With 1,004 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that of the 47,064 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.1% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Minnesota ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in accounting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the accounting program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students

1
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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

Capella University has taken the #1 spot in this year's accounting ranking for non-traditional students. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 1.1% of Capella University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All 38,716 students take classes exclusively online at Capella University. 30,933 students are part time.

Full Accounting at Capella University Report

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in Minnesota ranking.

About 0.6% of UMN Twin Cities students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

3

University of St Thomas Minnesota comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UST MN, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in Minnesota ranking.

About 0.9% of UST MN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,011 students take at least one class online at UST MN. 2,432 of UST MN students are attending part time.

Full Accounting at University of St Thomas Minnesota Report

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Saint Mary's University of Minnesota landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona. SMU MN also made our Best Colleges for Accounting in Minnesota list, coming in at #7.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 1,839 of SMU MN students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,444 of the students at SMU MN are attending part time.

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St Catherine University
Saint Paul, MN

Our rankings recognize St Catherine University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, St. Kate's has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in Minnesota ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 1,150 students at St. Kate’s that take at least one class online. 1,608 students are part time.

Read full report on Accounting at St Catherine University

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Concordia University, Saint Paul comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

About 1.4% of Concordia University, Saint Paul students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,352 students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are exclusively online. 1,261 of Concordia University, Saint Paul students are attending part time.

Read full report on Accounting at Concordia University, Saint Paul

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Our rankings recognize Metropolitan State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 1.4% of Metro State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,941 students take at least one class online at Metro State. 4,032 of Metro State students are attending part time.

Full Accounting at Metropolitan State University Report

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Saint Cloud State University. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a large student population.

About 1.5% of St. Cloud State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,952 students at St. Cloud State University that take at least one class online. 5,106 students are part time.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at Minnesota State Mankato is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,945 students take at least one class online at Minnesota State Mankato. 3,872 students are part time.

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University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. UMN Crookston is a small public school located in the town of Crookston.

About 1.5% of UMN Crookston students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 995 of UMN Crookston students are exclusively distance learners. 1,254 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,037
Iowa 728
Kansas 669
Nebraska 331
North Dakota 209
South Dakota 142

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*Avg Cost is for the top 19 schools only.

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