by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Information Technology is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 40,555 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,525 and had an average of $26,794 in loans still to pay off.
Across Minnesota, there were 1,032 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,134 and $32,184 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 245 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,091 and $24,039 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in information technology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota list. This small school is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and it awarded 57 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Hennepin Technical College Information Technology Report
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State College Southeast landed the #2 spot on the list. MSC Southeast is a small public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 16 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Minnesota State College Southeast Information Technology Report
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Hibbing Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Hibbing, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Full Hibbing Community College Information Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota County Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota list. Rosemount, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Dakota County Technical College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 31 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Minneapolis Community and Technical College Information Technology Report
Pine Technical & Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Pine City, Minnesota, and it awarded 5 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Pine Technical & Community College
St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota ranking. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at St Cloud Technical and Community College
Lake Superior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 12 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota list. This small school is located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 23 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Information Technology at Rasmussen University - Minnesota
Ridgewater College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota ranking. Ridgewater College is located in Willmar, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s IT degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #11, Century College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota list. Century College is a medium-sized school located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota that handed out 18 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Century College
With a ranking of #12, Anoka-Ramsey Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Information Technology at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Riverland Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota ranking. Riverland Community College is a small school located in Austin, Minnesota that handed out 5 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Riverland Community College
Central Lakes College - Brainerd ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota list. This small school is located in Brainerd, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Lakes College - Brainerd Information Technology Report
Saint Paul College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #15. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 9 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Saint Paul College
Inver Hills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Academy College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota list. Bloomington, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota ranking. Located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s IT students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Northland Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota list. Northland Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northland Community and Technical College Information Technology Report
Minnesota West Community and Technical College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Minnesota ranking. Minnesota West Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Granite Falls, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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