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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Minnesota

30 Colleges
$50,511 Avg Salary
$21,582 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education 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.

The Most Popular General Education Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 30 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a .

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Minnesota list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The excellent programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Minnesota. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Minnesota State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in Minnesota list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Marshall.

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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 Schools in Minnesota list. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

After completing their degree, education graduates from Hamline carry an average student debt load of $24,810.

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With a ranking of #6, Winona State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

With a ranking of #7, Bethel University Minnesota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter, MN

With a ranking of #9, Gustavus Adolphus College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Gustavus Adolphus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Saint Peter.

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#10

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, MN

Bemidji State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the remote town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public school with a small student population.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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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 25 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.

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