10 Best Colleges For Jobs In Minnesota For 2019

One of the biggest things that incoming college freshmen consider when they’re thinking about what school to attend is the likelihood that a school will improve their job prospects.

Jobs are hard to come by nowadays, after all, and the everyday expenses of living in a country like America aren’t cheap.

Compared to a lot of other states, Minnesota has some unique advantages as far as attending college here goes. There are impressive research universities, quality state schools, and the ability to study majors that will prepare you well for the job market.

All that made us curious — with so many good colleges to attend in MN, which ones, in particular, were most likely to help their graduates land a job? Using data from IPEDS as well as College Scorecard as a baseline, we created this list of some of the best colleges for jobs in Minnesota.

The full list can be found further down, but first, here’s a look at the top ten best colleges for jobs in Minnesota:

Saint Johns University
College of Saint Benedict
Concordia College at Moorhead
Winona State University
Gustavus Adolphus College
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Minnesota State University-Mankato
Southwest Minnesota State University
The College of Saint Scholastica
University of St Thomas

If you go to one of these schools, chances are, you’re not surprised. After all, you know how great you have it.

But for the rest of you — keep reading and we’ll get to just why these schools have some of the best programs the state of Minnesota has to offer.

How We Determined The Best Schools In Minnesota For Jobs

Using the College Scorecard Data, we searched for the college in each state with the highest listed job placement ratings, looking specifically at employment levels at year 10 after students have graduated.

We limited the analysis to the 36 public and non-profit, four year institutions colleges in Minnesota that offer at least a bachelors degree.

Then, we ranked each college from best to worst on the percentage of graduates with jobs. For the purposes of readability, each school’s rating was then rounded down to the last two decimal places.

The school with the highest percentage of grads with jobs, Saint Johns University, earned the distinction of being the ‘Best College For Jobs in Minnesota.’

Best Colleges For Getting A Job In Minnesota

Rank	College	Employed
1	Saint Johns University	95.16%
2	College of Saint Benedict	94.88%
3	Concordia College at Moorhead	94.56%
4	Winona State University	94.5%
5	Gustavus Adolphus College	94.3%
6	University of Minnesota-Duluth	94.11%
7	Minnesota State University-Mankato	93.9%
8	Southwest Minnesota State University	93.61%
9	The College of Saint Scholastica	93.29%
10	University of St Thomas	93.27%
11	University of Minnesota-Morris	93.27%
12	St Olaf College	92.96%
13	Hamline University	92.85%
14	Saint Cloud State University	92.74%
15	Minnesota State University Moorhead	92.49%
16	University of Minnesota-Rochester	92.47%
17	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	92.47%
18	Concordia University-Saint Paul	92.04%
19	Augsburg University	91.91%
20	St Catherine University	91.7%
21	Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota	91.57%
22	Bemidji State University	91.46%
23	Northwestern Health Sciences University	90.91%
24	Dunwoody College of Technology	90.82%
25	University of Minnesota-Crookston	90.64%
26	Carleton College	90.4%
27	Bethel University	90.38%
28	Martin Luther College	90.13%
29	Macalester College	89.78%
30	Metropolitan State University	89.32%
31	Minneapolis College of Art and Design	88.47%
32	Bethany Lutheran College	88.45%
33	North Central University	86.47%
34	Crown College	85.71%
35	University of Northwestern-St Paul	85.57%
36	Herzing University-Minneapolis	82.34%

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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