2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Minnesota to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota
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Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 423 students in 2020-2021.
Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Capella University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
One thing to take note of is that UMN Twin Cities does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. UST MN is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 76% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UST MN does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 13 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, the fairly large public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at St. Cloud State University. In fact, around 43% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Bethel University Minnesota ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.
Bethel University Minnesota does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #7, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. SMU MN is located in Winona, Minnesota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
SMU MN does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. MSU Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MSU Moorhead does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Concordia University, Saint Paul does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 94% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #10, Hamline University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Hamline is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Hamline. In fact, around 78% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Minnesota State Mankato. During the 2019-2020 year, about 40% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Winona State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in Winona, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
Winona State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #13, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UMN Duluth does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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