by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 29,389 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. In , general education graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $48,787 and had an average of $30,979 in loans still to pay off.
Across Minnesota, there were 1,851 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,511 and $41,278 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 88 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,977 and $22,716 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in general education. That schools that top this list have a program in general education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota bachelor’s degree education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gustavus Adolphus College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota list. Gustavus Adolphus is located in Saint Peter, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethany Lutheran College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Macalester College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia College at Moorhead. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota list. Concordia College Moorhead is a small school located in Moorhead, Minnesota that handed out 6 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota. Hamline is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 22 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
North Central University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota list. North Central University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Southwest Minnesota State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #7. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized school located in Marshall, Minnesota that handed out 6 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Southwest Minnesota State University General Education Report
Crown College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota ranking. Crown College is located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
St Olaf College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota ranking. Located in Northfield, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Augsburg University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota ranking. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 169 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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