2023 Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota
A healthcare student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Minnesota to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in Minnesota for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the large public school awarded 764 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
UMN Twin Cities does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 368 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Capella University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Out of the 16 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Saint Scholastica landed the # 4 spot on the list. St. Scholastica is located in Duluth, Minnesota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 208 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at St. Scholastica. In fact, around 50% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwestern Health Sciences University is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Bloomington, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 189 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 54% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NWHSU. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #6, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Rochester, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 156 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.
St Catherine University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. St. Kate’s is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 73 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at St. Kate’s. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Saint Paul came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 33 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 48% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Concordia University, Saint Paul. In fact, around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Winona State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. This medium-sized public school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 22 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Winona State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Augsburg University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Augsburg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 17 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Augsburg does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 4% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Metropolitan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school handed out 14 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Metro State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. American Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine is located in Roseville, Minnesota and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Minnesota State Mankato, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 40% took at least some of their classes online.
Bethel University Minnesota ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Bethel University Minnesota, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #15, Rasmussen University - Minnesota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #15, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UMN Duluth. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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