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
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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