2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in Minnesota

If you pursue a master's degree in elementary education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #22 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the most popular for elementary education students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 66 master's degrees in elementary education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Elementary Education School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in elementary teaching matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in Minnesota ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality elementary education program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for elementary education.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Elementary Education in Minnesota

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in elementary education.

Most Well Attended Schools for Elementary Teaching Students Working on Their Master's

1

Concordia University, Saint Paul
Saint Paul, MN

26 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Concordia University, Saint Paul is a popular choice for students interested in a master's degree in elementary education. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in elementary education in Minnesota.

There were roughly 26 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Saint Paul in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in elementary education from Concordia University, Saint Paul

2

Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, MN

21 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Minnesota State University - Mankato is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in elementary education. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public university located in the city of Mankato. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in elementary education in Minnesota.

There were roughly 21 elementary education individuals who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in elementary education from Minnesota State University - Mankato

3

University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

19 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of St Thomas Minnesota is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in elementary education. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in elementary education in Minnesota.

There were roughly 19 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in elementary education from University of St Thomas Minnesota

Best Elementary Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Elementary Education Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	346	192
Iowa	287	26
Kansas	244	224
Nebraska	200	82
North Dakota	149	10
South Dakota	123	15

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Rankings in Majors Related to Elementary Teaching

Elementary Education is one of 11 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Development & Methodology	386
Early Childhood Education	312
Teacher Education	137
Montessori Teacher Education	40
Adult & Continuing Education	26
Secondary Education	21

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.