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2023 Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

13 Colleges
$50,291 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You

General Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Minnesota. With 2,028 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Colleges.

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

About 85% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 13 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southwest Minnesota State University is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Marshall.

About 84% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#5

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Of the 32 students majoring in education at Hamline, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#6

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general education programs. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

Of the 28 students majoring in education at Bethel University Minnesota, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Bemidji State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the remote town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in education at Bemidji State University, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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Winona State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 83% of the education majors at the school.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 69% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 77% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on General Education at University of Minnesota - Duluth

Best General Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 493
Kansas 373
Iowa 226
South Dakota 88
North Dakota 24
Nebraska 59

General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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