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title: Hamline University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Saint Paul, 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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# Hamline University

Saint Paul, 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 | $61,106 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $43,058 – $81,211 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,750 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 60% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $58,110 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 82% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $33,106 | derived |

**60% 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 $15,750 (≈ 26% 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 $24,032 to $83,224 across 25 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $83,224 | $27,415 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $75,549 | $37,725 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $61,319 | $33,398 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $60,180 | $17,849 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $54,049 | $17,924 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $53,258 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $50,593 | $35,449 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,382 | $24,625 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Master's Degree | $41,882 | $28,374 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,063 | $22,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,607 | $24,672 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,295 | $25,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's Degree | $35,542 | $45,218 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,126 | $25,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,618 | $21,500 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,798 | not reported |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $32,080 | $12,479 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,770 | $27,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,652 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,468 | $19,500 |
| Human Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,081 | $22,250 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,505 | $25,000 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,108 | not reported |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,716 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,032 | $26,439 |

## 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 Hamline University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?173665

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