2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in Minnesota

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Adult & Continuing Education is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,103 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Minnesota, there were 120 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,467 and $103,128 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great adult and continuing education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the adult and continuing education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The adult and continuing ed 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 “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota doctor’s degree adult and continuing ed students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in Minnesota

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #1 spot on the list. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

Full Capella University Adult & Continuing Education Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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