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title: Augsburg University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Minneapolis, MN
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $58,829 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $38,984 – $84,780 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $10,030 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 52% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $62,303 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 79% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.33× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $30,829 | derived |

**52% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $19,500 (≈ 33% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $24,138 to $110,503 across 22 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $110,503 | $75,166 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $108,724 | $121,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $75,165 | $41,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,695 | $11,967 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,327 | $23,851 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,537 | $23,766 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $51,142 | $47,833 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,130 | $26,617 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $49,812 | $39,933 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,192 | $27,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,019 | $25,000 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,378 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,883 | $26,500 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,739 | $24,783 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,547 | $26,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,932 | $25,924 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,228 | $25,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,051 | $27,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,337 | $27,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,021 | not reported |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,162 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,138 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Augsburg University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?173045

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