How many colleges in Minnesota offer Entrepreneurship programs?

CampusPin currently lists 72 U.S. colleges and universities in Minnesota that offer Entrepreneurship programs. The list updates daily as institutions report new program offerings to IPEDS.

What's the tuition for a Entrepreneurship program in Minnesota?

Among the 50 Entrepreneurship programs listed in Minnesota, published in-state tuition ranges from $3,257 to $65,457 (median around $9,635). Public institutions are typically lower for in-state students than private ones. Always verify the current cost of attendance with each school before applying.

What jobs can a Entrepreneurship degree lead to?

A Entrepreneurship degree commonly leads to roles such as Founder and Owner, Small Business Manager, Startup Operations Lead, Business Development Manager. Typical pay (early-career; BLS figures are occupation-wide medians): Early-career wages vary by employer, region, and experience (BLS, 2024 general and operations managers median $102,950)..

Can I apply to a Entrepreneurship program in Minnesota with the Common App?

Many Entrepreneurship programs in Minnesota accept the Common Application. CampusPin tags each school's Common App acceptance, use the Common App filter on /results to narrow to programs you can apply to with one application.

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Entrepreneurship colleges in Minnesota

CampusPin lists 72 U.S. colleges in Minnesota that offer Entrepreneurship programs. Compare tuition, acceptance rate, and enrollment in the table below, every figure links back to the institution's official IPEDS data.

Entrepreneurship teaches you to start, finance, and run your own venture, suiting people who want to turn an idea into a working business and manage it day to day.

Schools in Minnesota that offer Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship programs in Minnesota: by the numbers

A quick comparison of the 50 schools (of 72 total) listed above, drawn from each institution's published IPEDS data.

Schools listed

Public / private

26 / 24

Universities / 2-year

28 / 22

Cities represented

In-state tuition range

$3,257–$65,457

Median in-state tuition

$9,635

Lowest published in-state tuition

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

$3,257

Most selective

Carleton College

22% acceptance

Largest by enrollment

Capella University

43,911 students

Figures reflect the schools currently listed and each institution's most recent reported data. Verify current tuition and admissions details with the school before applying.

What you'll study in a Entrepreneurship program

Opportunity recognition and customer discovery
New-venture financing, fundraising, and pitching to investors
Business model design and lean startup validation
Writing and defending a full business plan
Founder-level accounting, cash-flow, and bootstrapping decisions
Product and market development for early-stage ventures
Small-business and family-enterprise operations
Sales, pricing, and go-to-market strategy
Venture capstone, incubator, and live consulting projects

Where a Entrepreneurship degree can lead

Founder and Owner
Small Business Manager
Startup Operations Lead
Business Development Manager
Product Manager
Franchise Owner

Typical pay: Early-career wages vary by employer, region, and experience (BLS, 2024 general and operations managers median $102,950).

Entrepreneurship prepares you to build and operate your own business rather than fill a defined role inside someone else's. You learn how to spot an unmet need, test whether people will actually pay for a solution, write a business plan, and assemble the money and people to launch it. Coursework runs across the functions a founder personally owns: validating customers, pricing and selling a product, reading cash flow and a balance sheet, raising money from lenders or investors, and steering the venture once it has employees and revenue. This is the applied, owner's-seat cousin of a general business administration degree, which trains you to manage established firms; entrepreneurship centers on creating something new and carrying the risk of getting it off the ground, and it differs from a finance or marketing major by treating those subjects as tools a founder uses rather than as separate careers.

The credential is most often a bachelor's degree, sometimes offered as a concentration within a broader business program, and many schools cap it with a capstone in which student teams pitch a real venture to a panel of investors or mentors. Programs lean on experiential work: business-plan competitions, incubator or accelerator placements, mentorship from working founders, and small-business consulting projects with local clients. There is no license to start a company, though specific ventures may need permits, registrations, or industry approvals that you should verify for your field and state, and it is worth confirming the accreditation status of the business program you are considering. Graduates start and run their own companies, take early operating roles at young firms, buy or operate franchises, lead business development, or move into corporate roles that reward people who can build a product or unit from nothing.

In federal data for the closely related occupation of general and operations managers, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 2024 median wage of $102,950 and projects employment to grow about 4.4% from 2024 to 2034; a bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education for that occupation. National figures are occupation-wide medians across all experience levels, not starting wages or graduate outcomes.

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