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There are so many business programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
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Top Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the best school for business students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Minnesota.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,400 in student loans.
Online graduate courses are available at UMN Twin Cities, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of St Thomas Minnesota is a great place for business students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UST MN does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bethel University Minnesota. The school came in at #3 on this year’s list.
Bethel University Minnesota does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business schools in Minnesota.
Online graduate courses are available at Minnesota State Mankato, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 40% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great place for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at SMU MN. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #6, St Catherine University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at St. Kate’s. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.
Metropolitan State University landed the #7 spot in the rankings for the best graduate certificate business programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Metro State. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The College of Saint Scholastica ranked #8 on this year’s list.
One thing to take note of is that St. Scholastica does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #9, Augsburg University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Augsburg. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 4% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #10, Capella University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Since the graduate programs at Capella University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
With a ranking of #11, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at St. Cloud State University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 43% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Hamline University ranked #12 on this year’s list.
Hamline does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Northwestern - St Paul ranked #13 on this year’s list.
Northwestern does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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