Minnesota State Community and Technical College Business Programs

Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. The location of M State is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Minnesota State Community and Technical College Rankings

M State landed the #66 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,477 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. M State also holds the #5 spot on the Best Colleges in Minnesota ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

M State has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#15	Best Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Business Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at M State.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Value General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Value Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Value Business Support & Assistance Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Business Support & Assistance Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards M State has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations Schools	College Factual
#3	Best General Sales & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#3	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#8	Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#34	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#188	Best Associate Degree Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Minnesota State Community and Technical College?

Contact details for M State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1414 College Way, Fergus Falls, MN 56537-1000
Phone:	218-736-1500
Website:	www.minnesota.edu

How Do I Get Into M State?

You can apply to M State online at: https://eservices.minnstate.edu/adm/public/studentWelcome?campusId=142&appType=underGrad

Minnesota State Community and Technical College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Minnesota State Community and Technical College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At M State, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $5,935 a year. That adds up to $23,740 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at M State is 9.4%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Minnesota State Community and Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,757 undergraduate students at M State, with 2,083 being full-time and 3,674 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,083 full-time undergraduates at M State, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Minnesota State Community and Technical College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	39
Black or African American	155
Hispanic or Latino	101
White	1,638
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	138

Over 23 countries are represented at M State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Nepal, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Minnesota State Community and Technical College

In 2019-2020, 2,823 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at M State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 11th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of M State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Minnesota State Community and Technical College was -4.4%. This is the #1,657 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at M State regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at M State ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at M State.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	#39
General Sales & Marketing	#67
Entrepreneurship	#134
Entrepreneurial Studies	#189
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#198
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	#308
Human Resource Management	#333
Accounting	#463

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Minnesota State Community and Technical College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	0	47	2	49
General Business/Commerce	0	22	0	22
Accounting	0	21	0	21
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	0	0	21	21
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	3	17	0	20
Construction Management	0	15	0	15
Entrepreneurship	2	7	5	14
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	4	0	4	8
General Business Administration and Management	0	1	0	1
Office Administration	0	0	0	0
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	9	130	32	171

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.