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 a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Minnesota” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 43,297 people earned their degree in teacher education subject specific, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, teacher education subject specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,245 and had an average of $24,696 in loans still to pay off.
Across Minnesota, there were 1,229 teacher education subject specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,292 and $27,629 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 300 teacher education subject specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,734 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education subject specific. That schools that top this list have a program in teacher education subject specific in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Minnesota” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Minnesota”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Minnesota list. Hamline University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 48 masters’s subject specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #2 spot on the list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 86 masters’s subject specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Saint Paul Teacher Education Subject Specific Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Minnesota State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Minnesota list. Marshall, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s subject specific ed degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Full Southwest Minnesota State University Teacher Education Subject Specific Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Minnesota. This fairly large school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 22 masters’s subject specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full St. Cloud State University Teacher Education Subject Specific Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Minnesota list. Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 masters’s subject specific ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Minnesota State Mankato Teacher Education Subject Specific Report
St Catherine University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s subject specific ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Teacher Education Subject Specific at St Catherine University
Concordia College at Moorhead landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Minnesota ranking. Concordia College at Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s subject specific ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia College Moorhead Teacher Education Subject Specific Report
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Minnesota ranking. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s subject specific ed degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Teacher Education Subject Specific at SMU MN
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 39 degrees to qualified masters’s subject specific ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Minnesota ranking. UMN Duluth is located in Duluth, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s subject specific ed degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Minnesota ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 masters’s subject specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Bemidji State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Minnesota list. Bemidji State University is a small public school situated in Bemidji, Minnesota. It awarded 2 masters’s subject specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Teacher Education Subject Specific at Bemidji State University
With a ranking of #13, Capella University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Minnesota list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 22 masters’s subject specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Teacher Education Subject Specific at Capella University
Walden University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Minnesota ranking. Walden University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees 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%.
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Winona State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Minnesota list. Winona State is a medium-sized school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 64 masters’s subject specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Teacher Education Subject Specific at Winona State University
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