Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #160 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 160 degrees in higher education/higher education administration during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Higher Education/Higher Education Administration School
Your choice of higher education/higher education administration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Higher Education/Higher Education Administration School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings by Degree Level
The higher education/higher education administration school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in Minnesota.
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Best Schools for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in Minnesota
The schools below may not offer all types of higher education/higher education administration degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Minnesota Schools in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
Capella University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in higher education/higher education administration. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 66 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat University of St Thomas Minnesota if you want to pursue a degree in higher education/higher education administration. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #143 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UST MN is a great university overall.
There were about 12 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent year we have data available.
Saint Cloud State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in higher education/higher education administration. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Saint Cloud. This university ranks 24th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 22 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Walden University if you want to pursue a degree in higher education/higher education administration. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.
There were approximately 54 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at Walden University in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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