by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 328,588 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In , education graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $46,195 and had an average of $29,274 in loans still to pay off.
Across Minnesota, there were 9,375 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,624 and $35,208 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,311 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 32 colleges that offer a degree in education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The education 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Martin Luther College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota list. Martin Luther College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Ulm, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 119 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Minnesota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized school located in Marshall, Minnesota that handed out 90 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia College at Moorhead landed the #3 spot on the list. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 55 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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%.
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 124 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Central University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Winona State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota list. Winona State University is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 238 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
College of Saint Benedict landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota ranking. College of Saint Benedict is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Joseph, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bethany Lutheran College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #8. Bethany Lutheran College is a small school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 10 bachelors’s education degrees 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%.
Bemidji State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #9. Bemidji State University is a public institution located in Bemidji, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 123 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Northwestern - St Paul did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #10. Northwestern is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bethel University Minnesota landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota ranking. Bethel University Minnesota is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 98 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Saint Cloud State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 131 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 186 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota list. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 146 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Augsburg University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #15. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 52 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%.
University of Minnesota - Morris ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota list. University of Minnesota - Morris is a small public school situated in Morris, Minnesota. It awarded 18 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Education at University of Minnesota - Morris
With a ranking of #17, Gustavus Adolphus College did quite well on the 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 56 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%.
University of Minnesota - Crookston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #18. UMN Crookston is located in Crookston, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read more about Education at University of Minnesota - Crookston
With a ranking of #19, Crown College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota list. Crown College is a small school located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota that handed out 12 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
The College of Saint Scholastica came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota ranking. This small school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Metropolitan State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota ranking. Metro State is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 42 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 319 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #23, St Olaf College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota list. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northfield, Minnesota. It awarded 29 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #24, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 43 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Minnesota ranking. UST MN is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 36 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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