Undergraduate

Our institutions award 31 percent of all baccalaureate degrees in Minnesota — filling critical workforce needs — with 9,927 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2020-21. Our share of baccalaureate degrees for specific areas of study:

  • 48 percent of nursing degrees
  • 45 percent of foreign language degrees
  • 42 percent of history degrees
  • 40 percent of physical science degrees
  • 33 percent of biological science degrees
  • 32 percent of business degrees
  • 32 percent of math and statistics degrees
Sources of Bachelor’s Degrees 2020 – 2021: 31% Minnesota Private Colleges, 35% University of Minnesota, 35% Minnesota State Universities, 3% Other Private Nonprofit Institutions, 0.4% Private For-Profit Institutions

Graduate

Our institutions award 46 percent of all master's degrees in Minnesota, with 4,864 master's degrees awarded in 2020-21. Our share of master's degrees for specific areas of study:

  • 100 percent of physician assistant degrees
  • 57 percent of education degrees
  • 57 percent of social work degrees
  • 54 percent of business and management degrees
  • 52 percent of computer/information sciences degrees
  • 49 percent of nursing degrees
  • 49 percent of public administration degrees