Undergraduate
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

Graduate
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
Bachelor's Degrees Granted Report
Report of bachelor's degrees granted in 2020-21 to students attending a Minnesota college or university. (February 2023)
Graduate Degrees Granted Report
Report of graduate degrees granted in 2020-21 to students attending a Minnesota college or university. (February 2023)