2026 Best Teacher Education Schools in Minnesota

Teacher Education programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best teacher education schools.

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• Best Teacher Education Schools in Minnesota

Best Schools for Teacher Education in Minnesota

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the teacher education degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Teacher Education

1

Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

49 Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

$59,462 Median Starting Salary

No school ranked higher than Hamline University this year for teacher education. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. Roughly 60% of students complete a degree within six years here. Hamline University awarded about 49 teacher education degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the teacher education program make about $59,462 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $25,530. Get the full teacher education details for Hamline University

2

The College Of Saint Scholastica
Duluth, MN

111 Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

$47,898 Median Starting Salary

A rank of #2 makes The College Of Saint Scholastica one of the top schools for teacher education. The College Of Saint Scholastica is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Duluth. Roughly 70% of students complete a degree within six years here. The College Of Saint Scholastica awarded about 111 teacher education degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their teacher education degree from The College Of Saint Scholastica earn around $47,898 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $22,495 to complete this degree. Read more about the teacher education program at The College Of Saint Scholastica

Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.