Minnesota Colleges and Universities: Career Training and College Degrees
Published: November, 2010- UnitedHealth Group
- Target
- Best Buy
- 3M
- General Mills
These retail, healthcare, and manufacturing businesses are part of what keeps the statewide unemployment rate in line with national averages. Additionally, Minnesota is home to the following top 100 fastest-growing tech companies, as determined by CNN Money:
- Digital River, a software streaming company in Eden Prairie
- Rochester Medical, a medical technology business in Stewartville
- Lifecore Biomedical, a dental and biomedical business in Chaska
Most of Minnesota's workforce of 2.8 million is employed in the trade, transportation, and utilities industry, the education and health services industry, or in state and local governments. Growing industries in the state include the leisure and hospitality industry and the financial activities field, with accountants in Minneapolis earning entry-level wages averaging $45,100.
Sources:
- Salary.com
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- CNN Money, "100 Fastest-Growing Tech Companies"
Schools in Minnesota: Degree, Coursework, & Certificate Programs
Get started on your career at Performance Training Institute.
- Online
- Online Diploma in Medical Office and Administration with Billing and Coding
Reach your career goals with a degree or diploma from Everest Institute.
- Saint Paul
- Medical Insurance Billing and Coding (Diploma)
- Massage Therapy (Diploma)
The Art Institutes system of schools offers a range of master's, bachelor's, and associate's degree programs, as well as diploma and certificate programs specializing in the creative and applied arts. We also offer a variety of online, evening, and weekend learning options, so there's an education solution to fit your schedule. And our professional-grade technology can give you the practical skills to match your ideashelping you transform your creative energy into a fulfilling career.
- Minneapolis
- Fashion & Retail Management (BS)
- Web Design & Interactive Communications (D)
At Globe University we prepare students for exciting careers in high-value fields.
- Sioux Falls
- Eau Claire
- Onalaska
- AAS-Management Accounting
- BS-Business Management: Hospitality Management emphasis
Are you interested in pursuing a high-tech career? Getting an education from ITT Tech is a great place to start!
- Eden Prairie
- School of Electronics Technology
- School of Information Technology
Manage your career and your life while earning your degree online.
- Online
- Criminal Justice (Associate's)
- Computer Information Science (Associate's)
At University of Phoenix, we believe everyone deserves access to higher education.
- Online
- St Louis Park
- Madison
- Saint Paul
- BS in Business/Public Sector
- BS in Business/Service Sector
Make a difference with a graduate degree from DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management.
Visit DeVry.edu- Minneapolis
- Online
- Associate - Web Graphic Design
- Master's-Business Administration
The USC School of Social Work’s MSW@USC offers the opportunity to earn a Master of Social Work degree through the Virtual Academic Center without relocating to Southern California.
- Online
- Master of Social Work
Finish your degree with Central Christian College.
- Online
- Sports Science & Health
- Criminal Justice
