by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate” ranking.
Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 327,871 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across Minnesota, there were 10,018 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,279 and $25,122 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 220 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,091 and $24,039 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate” ranking analyzed 26 colleges that offered a degree in education. To top this list, a school must have a successful education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Normandale Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. Bloomington, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rasmussen University - Minnesota. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit institution located in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northland Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate. Located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 16 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Alexandria Technical & Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Alexandria, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Inver Hills Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. Located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
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Itasca Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. Itasca Community College is located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Century College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. White Bear Lake, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Ridgewater College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. Willmar, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, South Central College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. South Central College is a public institution located in North Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Minnesota State College Southeast came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 10 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, North Hennepin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. Located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
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St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Fergus Falls, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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Mesabi Range College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. Located in Virginia, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Central Lakes College - Brainerd did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. Central Lakes College is a small school located in Brainerd, Minnesota that handed out 5 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Dakota County Technical College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Rosemount, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is located in Cloquet, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
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Saint Paul College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Saint Paul College is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Rochester Community and Technical College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. Rochester Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Rochester, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s education degrees to 449 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Education at Concordia University, Saint Paul
Hennepin Technical College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school situated in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. It awarded 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Leech Lake Tribal College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Cass Lake, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Oak Hills Christian College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. OHCC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bemidji, Minnesota. It awarded 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #21, Anoka-Ramsey Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College is located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
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Minnesota West Community and Technical College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. Minnesota West Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Granite Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 8 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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