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2023 Most Popular Online Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

11 Schools Ranked
$20,031 Avg Student Debt

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which business program is right for you. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Most Popular Online Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Minnesota to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
135 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the large private for-profit school awarded 135 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.

Since the graduate programs at Capella University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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34 Total Awards
$9,308 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great place for business students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 44% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 40% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

The College of Saint Scholastica

Duluth, Minnesota
18 Total Awards
$15,502 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend The College of Saint Scholastica. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. The College of Saint Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 18 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.

Around 50% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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12 Total Awards

Out of the 11 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 5 spot on the list. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 12 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
10 Total Awards
$17,760 Average Tuition & Fees

St Catherine University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#7

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota
6 Total Awards

Bethel University Minnesota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 6 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
8 Total Awards
$19,494 Average Tuition & Fees
$19,400 Avg Student Debt

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,400 in student loans. Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#9

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
20 Total Awards
$10,237 Average Tuition & Fees

Metropolitan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Metropolitan State University is a medium-sized public school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 20 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 35% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#10

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
5 Total Awards
$9,192 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Cloud State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. St. Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Around 20% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 43% took at least some of their classes online.

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#10

Herzing University - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota
$11,680 Average Tuition & Fees

Herzing University - Minneapolis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business programs.

Since the graduate programs at Herzing University - Minneapolis are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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