Entrepreneurship · Minnesota
Minnesota colleges that awarded Entrepreneurship credentials
20 colleges in Minnesota reported conferring Entrepreneurship credentials to the federal IPEDS collection in 2024-25, and every one of them also awarded in the year before. 9 awarded a degree, and 11 awarded only a certificate. That is a record of credentials already awarded, not confirmation that a program is currently admitting.
Colleges and what they awarded
Largest first by credentials conferred in 2024-25. That order measures the size of the graduating class and nothing else: it is not a ranking, and the largest entry is often a certificate provider rather than the strongest degree program. The credential is labelled on every row for exactly that reason.
| College | Credentials awarded | Highest level |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota State University-Mankato | 71 | Certificate only |
| University of St Thomas | 55 | Degree |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College | 44 | Certificate only |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | 16 | Degree |
| Dakota County Technical College | 14 | Certificate only |
| Hennepin Technical College | 11 | Degree |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College | 10 | Certificate only |
| Century College | 8 | Certificate only |
| Metropolitan State University | 6 | Degree |
| Ridgewater College | 6 | Certificate only |
| Saint Paul College | 5 | Certificate only |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College | 4 | Certificate only |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd | 3 | Certificate only |
| North Hennepin Community College | 3 | Degree |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 2 | Degree |
| Minnesota North College | 2 | Certificate only |
| North Central University | 2 | Degree |
| Saint Cloud State University | 2 | Degree |
| Crown College | 1 | Degree |
| Northwest Technical College | 1 | Certificate only |
How much of this field is in Minnesota
- Credentials awarded
- 266
- Share of U.S. total
- 2.5%
- Colleges awarding it
- 20
- Awarding a degree
- 9
Minnesota colleges conferred 266 Entrepreneurship credentials in 2024-25, which is 2.5% of the 10,796 conferred across the 50 U.S. jurisdictions reporting any. Of the 20 colleges here, 9 awarded a degree and 11 awarded only a certificate. These counts measure the size of graduating classes, not program quality, and not how many students are currently enrolled.
What level those credentials were
- Certificates: 67%, 178 credentials.
- Associate: 2%, 4 credentials.
- Bachelor's: 32%, 84 credentials.
Most Entrepreneurship credentials awarded in Minnesota were certificates. That is 24 percentage points more weighted toward certificates than the field nationally, where they are 42% of credentials. A certificate is a different credential from a degree, not a lesser one, and the level a program awards is set by the program rather than by the student.
We measured how much this varies nationwide, and for most fields the credential level is set by the field rather than the state: is your major a certificate or a degree?
How concentrated it is. The single college with the largest reported graduating class in this field accounted for 27% of Minnesota’s Entrepreneurship credentials. Activity is spread across several institutions rather than sitting with one.
What these Minnesota colleges cost
Median net price across the 18 of these 20 colleges that report it, by family income. Net price is what students receiving federal aid actually paid for the WHOLE college after grants and scholarships, so it is not the price of a Entrepreneurship program specifically, and not a quote for any family.
- 0-30k
- $9,393
- 30-48k
- $10,165
- 48-75k
- $12,169
- 75-110k
- $15,302
- 110k+
- $17,474
A family earning under $30,000 paid a median of $9,393 at these colleges, against $17,474 for a family earning over $110,000. Individual colleges vary widely around these medians. See every Minnesota college by income band.
What this evidence does and does not prove
This lists colleges that reported conferring credentials in this field to the federal IPEDS completions collection, in both 2023-24 and 2024-25. It does not confirm that any of them is currently admitting students to the program, and a college can appear here after deciding to close it. Confirm with the institution before it affects where you apply.
How this list was built
From the U.S. Department of Education IPEDS completions collection, matched to each college on its exact federal program classification. A college appears only if it conferred credentials in both 2023-24 and 2024-25, which is what separates a running program from one that has already closed.
This page exists because its list of colleges is materially different from that of every closely related field in Minnesota — the fields a reader could otherwise mistake it for, such as two engineering disciplines, or nursing and practical nursing. Where a related field resolves to the same colleges, the second page would be the first one with its title changed, and CampusPin does not publish it. Sharing colleges with an unrelated field is different, and not a reason to withhold the page: in most states the same colleges award business, psychology and biology alike, which says something about the colleges rather than about the fields. We measured exactly how often that happens, and published the result: does choosing a major narrow your college list?
What Entrepreneurship graduates go on to do
Occupations the federal CIP–SOC crosswalk associates with Entrepreneurship, ordered by projected annual openings. National figures: openings and pay do not vary by where you studied, and the crosswalk describes related fields rather than a required or guaranteed path.
| Occupation | Median pay | Openings / yr | Most entrants hold |
|---|---|---|---|
| General and Operations Managers | $102,950 | 308,700 | Bachelor's degree |
| Managers, All Other | $136,550 | 106,700 | Bachelor's degree |
| Chief Executives | $206,420 | 22,200 | Bachelor's degree |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $97,270 | 8,100 | Doctoral or professional degree |
Crosswalk: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), CIP 2020 to SOC 2018. Pay and projections: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024 wages, Employment Projections). “Most entrants hold” is what BLS observes about people already in the occupation, not a legal requirement, an admission rule, or a guarantee of entry. Projected openings are a projection, not jobs promised.
Questions about Entrepreneurship in Minnesota
- How many colleges in Minnesota awarded Entrepreneurship credentials?
- 20 colleges in Minnesota reported conferring Entrepreneurship credentials to the federal IPEDS completions collection in 2024-25, 9 of them a degree rather than only a certificate. Together they awarded 266 credentials in the fields covered.
- Does this mean these colleges currently offer Entrepreneurship?
- Not necessarily. Completions record credentials already awarded, so they confirm a program ran and graduated students. They do not confirm it is still admitting. Every college here also awarded in the prior year, which makes a closed program less likely, but confirm directly with the institution before it affects where you apply.
- Is a college missing from this list?
- Possibly. A new program with no graduates yet does not appear, and CampusPin matches the federal classification exactly rather than guessing, so a college filing under a neighbouring code is absent. Absence is never evidence a program does not exist.