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

Duluth, MN · Public · 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 | $62,616 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $44,422 – $85,826 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 65% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $27,680 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 83% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $34,616 | derived |

**65% 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 $16,000 (≈ 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 $21,538 to $75,481 across 47 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. | Master's Degree | $75,481 | not reported |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,483 | $24,295 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Master's Degree | $66,614 | not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,019 | $24,382 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,504 | $24,962 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,106 | $24,592 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,377 | $21,500 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,804 | $23,379 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $57,395 | $49,537 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,217 | $25,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,990 | $25,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,744 | $21,800 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,856 | $24,250 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,318 | $20,715 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $44,687 | $37,319 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,724 | $21,470 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,378 | $25,000 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $42,387 | not reported |
| Education, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,089 | $25,250 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,598 | $22,000 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,087 | $24,986 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,919 | $22,885 |
| Graphic Communications. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,048 | $24,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,639 | $21,852 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,453 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,362 | $26,077 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,996 | $23,394 |
| Statistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,767 | $21,600 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,584 | $22,881 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,579 | $19,500 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,105 | not reported |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,949 | $24,699 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,338 | $22,250 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,966 | $22,750 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,863 | $22,973 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,522 | $25,176 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,249 | $20,500 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,771 | $21,242 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,708 | $19,729 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,425 | $24,275 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,721 | $23,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,485 | $22,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,514 | not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,442 | $20,812 |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,278 | not reported |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,771 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,538 | $23,250 |

## 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 University of Minnesota-Duluth by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?174233

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