Online College Courses in Minnesota (MN)

Home to 5.3 million people, Minnesota, also known as the "North Star State," is roughly located at the geographic center of North America, with the northernmost town of the contiguous 48 states and bordering Canada. It is known for its lakes—it has more than 10,000—and its scenic beauty, including two national forests, one national park, and more than 20,000 miles of dedicated snowmobile trails. Minnesota is home to the world-famous Mall of America, 18 casinos, and many other attractions. Minnesota is also home to many colleges and universities, including the 31 public colleges and universities in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, the flagship campuses of the now-national Capella University, higher education in conjunction with the world-renowned Mayo Clinic, and several smaller colleges and universities. Many schools provide online college courses in Minnesota and to residents elsewhere.

Minneapolis. Located in southeast Minnesota near the Wisconsin border, Minneapolis, "twin city" to St. Paul, is home to more than 380,000 people and is the state's largest city. Many schools offer online college courses in Minneapolis, including the state's largest campus: the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

• Academy College. This tiny, private, for-profit college serves just more than 200 students at its Minneapolis campus through certificate, associate, and bachelor's degree programs. Academy College offers online courses in a variety of fields, including communication, logic, and geology.
• Capella University. The Minneapolis campus of Capella University is the for-profit national school's home campus, and serves nearly 40,000 students through certificates and bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Capella offers online degree programs in a variety of fields, including business, education, and health care administration.
• Dunwoody College of Technology. Though it offers bachelor's degrees, Dunwoody is a private, not-for-profit school that offers primarily associate degrees as well as certificates to approximately 1,400 students. It has online courses in solar energy, building analysis, energy auditing, and other technological fields.
• Globe University – Minneapolis. This private, for-profit school serves fewer than 250 students on campus through certificate programs and associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. It offers online degrees in a variety of fields, including business, health care, criminal justice, cosmetology, paralegal studies, and others.
• Herzing University – Minneapolis. The Minneapolis campus of this private, for-profit school serves nearly 400 students through certificate, associate degree, and bachelor's degree programs. It offers several online undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a variety of fields, including marketing, homeland security and public safety, and graphic design.
• Minneapolis College of Art and Design. This private, not-for-profit school serves nearly 800 students, primarily undergraduate, on campus through bachelor's and master's degrees and post-baccalaureate certificates. It offers online courses in a variety of art-related subjects, such as graphic design, digital coloring for comic books, packaging, and folk and fairy tales.
• Minneapolis Community and Technical College. This two-year public school offers certificates and associate degrees to more than 10,000 students on campus. It offers online continuing education courses in areas including sewing, entrepreneurship, and finance.
• The Art Institutes International – Minnesota. Serving nearly 2,000 students on campus, the Minnesota campus of the private, for-profit school offers certificates, associate, and bachelor's degrees. Online courses are available in a variety of fields, such as design, fashion, and media arts, and are typically accelerated.
• University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Serving more than 51,000 students on campus, the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is the state's largest school, and offers certificates and bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. The university offers several online degree programs in fields including marketing, manufacturing management, and electrical engineering.
• Walden University. The Minneapolis campus of the national, private, for-profit school serves nearly 48,000 students—primarily graduate– through certificates and bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Walden offers online courses and degree programs in management and technology, education and leadership, social sciences, and other fields.

St. Paul. Minnesota's capital and second-largest city, St. Paul is home to more than 287,000 people and is one of the state's "Twin Cities," along with Minneapolis. Many colleges and universities provide online college courses in St. Paul, including religiously-affiliated private schools, a regional public university, and a community college.

• Bethel Seminary – St. Paul. This private, not-for-profit school offers master's and doctoral degrees as well as post-baccalaureate and post-master's certificates to more than 700 students on campus. Bethel offers online coursework in divinity and various ministry fields.
• Bethel University. Bethel University is a private, not-for-profit school that serves more than 4,200 students through associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs and certificates. Bethel offers online courses in ministry, communication, education, and other fields.
• Concordia University – St. Paul. This private, not-for-profit school serves nearly 3,000 students on campus through certificate, associate, bachelor's, and master's degree programs. Concordia- St. Paul offers a variety of online courses and degree programs, including business administration, pulmonary science, hospitality management, education, and others.
• Hamline University. Serving more than 5,000 primarily graduate students, Hamline is a private, not-for-profit university that offers certificates and bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs. Hamline offers a variety of online courses and degree programs in fields including public administration, education, and others.
• Luther Seminary. Luther Seminary is a private, not-for-profit school that serves fewer than 800 students on campus through post-baccalaureate certificates and master's and doctoral degrees. Luther offers online courses and degrees in divinity, ministry, and parish nursing.
• McNally Smith College of Music. Serving more than 600 students, McNally Smith is a private, for-profit school offering certificates and associate and bachelor's degrees. The school offers degree programs in music performance, music business, composition, and other fields.
• Metropolitan State University. With nearly 8,000 students on campus, Metropolitan State is a regional, four-year, public university offering certificates and bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Metropolitan State offers more online programs than any other state school, with courses and programs in management, marketing, nursing, and other fields.
• Northwestern College. Northwestern College is a private, Christian, not-for-profit school that serves more than 3,000 primarily undergraduate students through certificates and associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. It offers more than 50 online courses in fields like Biblical studies, business, science, history, and Spanish.
• Saint Paul College – A Community and Technical College. This two-year public school offers certificates and associate degrees to more than 6,000 students on campus. It has a variety of online courses in fields like accounting, anthropology, medical terminology, and nutrition.
• St. Catherine University. A private, not-for-profit, Catholic school, St. Catherine University, formerly the College of St. Catherine, serves more than 5,300 students through certificates and associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. It offers online continuing education courses in business, health, the arts, and other fields.
• William Mitchell College of Law. This private, not-for-profit school offers only legal degrees to more than 1,000 students on campus. It offers online courses in insurance law, environmental regulation, and other fields.

Rochester. Located in southeastern Minnesota, Rochester is one of the state's largest cities, home to more than 100,000 people. There are many educational opportunities in the city, as several colleges and universities offer online college courses in Rochester.

• Crossroads College. Crossroads College is a private, Christian, not-for-profit college offering associate and bachelor's degrees to fewer than 200 students on campus. It offers a variety of online courses each semester, such as church history, an introduction to Islam, English, and math.
• Mayo Graduate School. An institution run in conjunction with the world-famous Mayo Clinic, the private, not-for-profit Mayo Graduate School serves more than 200 students in master's and doctoral degree programs. It offers various online continuing education courses in HIV medicine, pelvic surgery, and other topics.
• Mayo School of Health Sciences. Part of the Mayo Clinic, the private, not-for-profit Mayo School serves fewer than 300 students, primarily graduate, through certificates, master's, and doctoral programs. It offers courses and degree programs in a variety of fields including audiology, clinical research, and exercise science.
• Minnesota School of Business – Rochester. This private, for-profit school, part of Globe University, serves more than 600 students on campus through certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees. It offers online courses and more than 30 online degree programs in fields including forensic accounting, media business, health care management, and sales and marketing.
• Rochester Community and Technical College. This two-year, public school offers certificates and associate degrees to more than 6,200 students on campus. It offers online courses and degrees in fields including administrative assisting, customer service, motion graphics, and other fields.
• University of Minnesota – Rochester. The Rochester campus of the state's largest public university system is tiny, serving fewer than 200 students through bachelor's degree programs. But the university system offers a variety of online programs in fields including marketing, management, and engineering.