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title: St Catherine 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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# St Catherine 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 | $59,282 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $40,528 – $84,277 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,716 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $10,384 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 61% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $60,476 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 78% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.33× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $31,282 | derived |

**61% 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 $19,716 (≈ 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 $25,781 to $118,354 across 28 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $118,354 | $50,013 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $110,868 | $118,660 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $81,584 | $43,423 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $81,395 | $61,500 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $71,366 | $99,200 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Associate's Degree | $67,766 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,008 | $26,514 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,947 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,395 | not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $55,762 | $66,494 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,731 | $29,107 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Associate's Degree | $50,589 | $20,937 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems. | Master's Degree | $49,477 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,360 | $25,000 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $46,886 | $34,326 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,701 | $27,918 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,462 | $28,020 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $41,918 | $21,069 |
| Library Science and Administration. | Master's Degree | $41,670 | $33,885 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | Associate's Degree | $41,186 | $21,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,477 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,310 | $28,000 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,877 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,677 | $26,848 |
| American Sign Language. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,409 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,239 | $25,250 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,742 | $26,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,781 | $27,000 |

## 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 St Catherine University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?175005

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