2022 Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in Minnesota (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,103 people earned their degree in adult and continuing education, making the major the 416th most popular in the United States.

Across Minnesota, there were 120 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in adult and continuing education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great adult and continuing education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the adult and continuing education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The adult and continuing ed 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 “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota adult and continuing ed students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in Minnesota (With Aid)

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$17,740 Average Net Price

$45,406 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in Minnesota” ranking. It costs about $17,740 for minnesota adult and continuing ed students with aid per year to attend UMN Twin Cities.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$17,619 Average Net Price

$57,367 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid list. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 92 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in Minnesota” list. It costs about $17,619 for Minnesota Adult and Continuing Ed students with aid per year to attend Capella University.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Capella University

• Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (With Aid)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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