Our institutions award 30 percent of all baccalaureate degrees in Minnesota — filling critical workforce needs — with 9,788 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2017-18. Our share of baccalaureate degrees for specific areas of study:

• 49 percent of physical science degrees
• 43 percent of foreign language degrees
• 41 percent of nursing degrees
• 38 percent of history degrees
• 34 percent of business degrees
• 33 percent of math and statistics degrees
• 32 percent of biological science degrees

Our institutions award 46 percent of all master's degrees in Minnesota, with 5,201 master's degrees awarded in 2017-18. Our share of master's degrees for specific areas of study:

• 100 percent of physician assistant degrees
• 62 percent of education degrees
• 58 percent of social work degrees
• 53 percent of business and management degrees
• 52 percent of nursing degrees
• 48 percent of public administration degrees
• 45 percent of computer/information sciences degrees