2023 Best Trade Schools in Minnesota
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
The Best Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in Minnesota to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
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Top Trade Schools in Minnesota
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Our analysis found Bemidji State University to be the best school for trade school students in Minnesota. Bemidji State University is a small public school situated in Bemidji, Minnesota. It awarded 1,147 degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Minnesota list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 13,676 degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in Crookston, Minnesota, the small public school handed out 446 degrees in 2021-2022.
The excellent programs at Bethel University Minnesota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best trade schools in Minnesota. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 1,174 degrees in 2021-2022.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Dunwoody College of Technology is a great place for trade school students. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 453 degrees in 2021-2022.
St Catherine University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. St. Kate’s is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,399 degrees to qualified students.
Alexandria Technical & Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in Alexandria, Minnesota, the small public school awarded 662 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #8 on the list. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school situated in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 2,068 degrees in 2021-2022.
Metropolitan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school awarded 2,054 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 3,728 students in 2021-2022.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #11 on the list. This small public school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 1,487 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #12, Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Rochester, Minnesota. It awarded 929 degrees in 2021-2022.
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Anoka Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in Anoka, Minnesota, the small public school handed out 985 degrees in 2021-2022.
North Hennepin Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #14 on the list. This small public school is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and it awarded 1,207 degrees in 2021-2022.
Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,881 degrees in 2021-2022.
Central Lakes College - Brainerd came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in Brainerd, Minnesota, the small public school handed out 856 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #17, Century College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Century College is a medium-sized public school located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota that handed out 2,113 degrees in 2021-2022.
Saint Cloud State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Minnesota list. This fairly large public school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 2,406 degrees in 2021-2022.
St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,009 students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #20, Hennepin Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, the small public school awarded 1,738 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Saint Paul College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 1,328 degrees in 2021-2022.
Northland Community and Technical College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 810 degrees in 2021-2022.
Ridgewater College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #23 on the list. This small public school is located in Willmar, Minnesota, and it awarded 742 degrees in 2021-2022.
Dakota County Technical College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Minnesota list. This small public school is located in Rosemount, Minnesota, and it awarded 863 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #25, Northwest Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. This very small public school is located in Bemidji, Minnesota, and it awarded 203 degrees in 2021-2022.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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%.
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