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2025 Best Information Technology Schools in Minnesota

13 Colleges in Minnesota
950 IT Degrees Awarded
$61,212 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in information technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #42 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 13 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for information technology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 950 degrees in information technology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Information Technology School

Best Information Technology Schools in Minnesota Your choice of information technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Information Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Information Technology Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in IT
Bachelor's Degrees in IT
Master's Degrees in IT

The it 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 the Best Information Technology Schools in Minnesota. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Information Technology in Minnesota

The schools below may not offer all types of it degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Minnesota Schools in IT

1
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Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, MN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
98 IT Degrees Awarded
32.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in information technology needs to check out Hennepin Technical College. Hennepin Technical College is a small public college located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park. A Best Colleges rank of #282 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Hennepin Technical College is a great college overall.

There were about 98 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Hennepin Technical College in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the it program make an average of $46,775 for their early career.

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Century College
White Bear Lake, MN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In MN
44 IT Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Century College if you want to pursue a degree in information technology. Century College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake. A Best Colleges rank of #486 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Century College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 44 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Century College in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Information Technologies Program Name

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
63 IT Degrees Awarded
22.2% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in information technology needs to look into Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 25th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 63 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Minneapolis Community and Technical College in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, it degree recipients usually earn about $39,603 in their early careers.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In MN
38 IT Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in information technology needs to look into Lake Superior College. Located in the city of Duluth, LSC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 35th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 38 information technology students who graduated with this degree at LSC in the most recent data year.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$58,718 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #129 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a great university overall.

There were approximately 24 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - Minnesota in the most recent data year. After graduating, it degree recipients usually earn about $58,718 in their early careers.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In MN
43.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 29th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 30 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus in the most recent data year.

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Saint Paul College
Saint Paul, MN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
16th Most Popular In MN
57.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 43rd out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 21 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Saint Paul College in the most recent data year.

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Associates Degree Type
AS in Information Technologies Program Name

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8
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$49,173 Median Starting Salary

DCTC is a small public college located in the rural area of Rosemount. A Best Colleges rank of #649 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means DCTC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 15 information technology students who graduated with this degree at DCTC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the it program state that they receive average early career income of $49,173.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MN
41 IT Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 45th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 41 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Saint Paul in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
127 IT Degrees Awarded
$56,987 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 33rd out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 127 information technology students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, it degree recipients generally earn an average of $56,987 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Missouri 283 238
Kansas 266 147
Iowa 264 179
Nebraska 238 395
North Dakota 210 36
South Dakota 204 190

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One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Information Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

IT Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 521
Network & System Administration/Administrator 206
Computer Support Specialist 111
Information Technology Project Management 46
Information Technology Management 43
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 15
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 8

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 1,364
Computer Information Systems 936
Computer Programming 308
Computer Software & Applications 295
Computer Systems Networking 248
Computer Systems Analysis 153
Information Science 119
Data Processing 26
Data Entry 6

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