Our institutions award 30% 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% of physical science degrees
• 43% of foreign language degrees
• 41% of nursing degrees
• 38% of history degrees
• 34% of business degrees
• 33% of math and statistics degrees
• 32% of biological science degrees

Our institutions award 46% 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% of physician assistant degrees
• 62% of education degrees
• 58% of social work degrees
• 53% of business and management degrees
• 52% of nursing degrees
• 48% of public administration degrees
• 45% of computer/information sciences degrees