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Data analytics courses in Minnesota

38 data analytics programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

13 schools offer these data analytics programs, and Minnesota has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Data scientists collect and analyze data, present what they find in charts and other visuals, and make business recommendations from it. Most need at least a bachelor's degree in math, statistics, computer science or a related field, and some jobs ask for a master's or doctoral degree.1

In Minnesota, 16 of the 38 programs take students without a high school diploma, 19 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 3 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 38 programs here are data analytics or database (associate degree, 10 programs), database administration and SQL (8 programs), business and systems analysis (7 programs), power BI, Tableau and other data tools course (7 programs), and 6 more of 2 other kinds.

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How much do data analytics courses cost in Minnesota?

Certificates and short courses (28 programs)
$3,500 to $6,000most of them, usually 15 to 30 weeks long
Two-year degrees (10 programs)
$9,683 to $9,989most of them, usually 120 weeks long

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.

In the typical program

Finished the program
42%
Working 6 months later
71%
Earned a year, estimated
about $40,900
Length
15 to 98 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Minnesota may also offer data analytics courses. How these figures are made

Are there free data analytics courses in Minnesota?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 38 data analytics programs in Minnesota approved for WIOA funding

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How to pay for data analytics courses in Minnesota

WIOA funding can pay for data analytics courses in Minnesota

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for data analytics courses

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for data analytics courses

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Quick facts: Data analytics courses in Minnesota

programs with a price cost under $3,000
6 of 38
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
19th of 26
data analytics programs here, against the typical state's 12
38 vs 12

State comparisons use the same figures as the data analytics courses by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Data analytics courses in Minneapolis, Mankato, Fargo and other Minnesota cities

Areas with 10 or more programs have a page of their own. Choosing another area filters the program list above. 4 programs are online.

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How data analytics courses compare with the rest of computers and IT: IT certification programs in Minnesota

Where the Minnesota data analytics program numbers come from

Which Minnesota data analytics programs are on this list?

These are the data analytics programs Minnesota approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Minnesota offers.

How the prices and results of Minnesota data analytics programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about data analytics courses in Minnesota

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Data Scientists
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List