College Scorecard · cost, debt & earnings

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN · Public · Bachelor-granting · 31,855 undergrads · 80% admitted

Do students finish?

85% complete

Most students who start here finish.

What does it cost?

$30,061/yr net

Average annual price after grants & scholarships. ~$120,244 over four years if you finish on time.

What former students go on to earn

The middle 50% of students who received federal aid, measured 10 years after they entered (an earlier entering class — not a guarantee, and not limited to those who graduated). Earnings vary enormously by field of study.

$69,020 median, 10 yrs after entry

25th pct $47,150 median $69,020 75th pct $97,410

83% earn more than a typical high-school graduate (the dashed line above, $28,000 — a fixed, somewhat dated federal benchmark) ten years on.

Your major matters more than your school

The school-wide figure above blends every major together — but pay varies enormously by program. Pick a degree level (and search your major) to compare like-for-like.

Read these on their own terms. Program pay is measured 1 year after completing the program (early career, graduates only) — not the same as the school-wide number above, which is 10 years after a student first enrolled. Don't compare a program figure to the school figure; use the programs to compare majors to each other.

89 Bachelor's programs · $18,468 to $74,091 (1 yr out)

MajorPay · 1yr outMedian debt

Computer Engineering.Bachelor's $74,091 $22,350

Computer Systems Analysis.Bachelor's $70,084 $20,041

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering.Bachelor's $69,508 $14,299

Computer Science.Bachelor's $69,239 $18,577

Chemical Engineering.Bachelor's $68,745 $23,418

Construction Management.Bachelor's $68,050 $19,500

Industrial Engineering.Bachelor's $67,765 $21,500

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection.Bachelor's $67,261 —

Mechanical Engineering.Bachelor's $67,213 $17,132

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.Bachelor's $65,666 $19,854

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.Bachelor's $65,455 $17,394

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.Bachelor's $64,669 $20,000

Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering.Bachelor's $64,533 $23,083

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Bachelor's $64,283 $20,563

Engineering, General.Bachelor's $62,547 $21,399

Finance and Financial Management Services.Bachelor's $62,103 $20,500

Civil Engineering.Bachelor's $61,830 $18,273

Materials Engineering.Bachelor's $60,883 $21,018

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Bachelor's $59,473 $19,500

Accounting and Related Services.Bachelor's $58,714 $22,342

Agricultural Engineering.Bachelor's $56,730 $23,742

International Business.Bachelor's $56,320 $19,600

Marketing.Bachelor's $55,784 $22,136

Physics.Bachelor's $55,327 $23,930

Biomedical/Medical Engineering.Bachelor's $52,608 $21,300

Health and Medical Administrative Services.Bachelor's $52,474 $19,400

Mathematics.Bachelor's $52,164 $20,500

Funeral Service and Mortuary Science.Bachelor's $51,139 $15,540

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.Bachelor's $50,537 $22,250

Economics.Bachelor's $50,320 $19,500

General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations.Bachelor's $50,056 $19,500

Statistics.Bachelor's $47,509 $20,500

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.Bachelor's $46,969 $20,153

Agricultural Business and Management.Bachelor's $46,205 $20,290

Human Resources Management and Services.Bachelor's $45,223 $16,942

Architecture.Bachelor's $44,309 $20,412

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Bachelor's $42,722 $19,500

Food Science and Technology.Bachelor's $42,584 $19,887

Education, Other.Bachelor's $42,401 $17,021

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Bachelor's $41,929 —

Chemistry.Bachelor's $41,794 $19,500

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.Bachelor's $41,065 $19,056

Design and Applied Arts.Bachelor's $40,607 $22,500

Education, General.Bachelor's $40,200 $18,125

Forestry.Bachelor's $39,187 $19,500

Apparel and Textiles.Bachelor's $38,695 —

Urban Studies/Affairs.Bachelor's $38,534 $19,500

Journalism.Bachelor's $38,410 $19,500

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.Bachelor's $37,564 $21,000

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.Bachelor's $36,991 $19,500

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.Bachelor's $36,815 —

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Bachelor's $36,615 $18,689

Political Science and Government.Bachelor's $36,359 $18,500

Criminology.Bachelor's $35,727 $19,500

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Bachelor's $34,643 —

Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies.Bachelor's $34,575 $17,851

Psychology, General.Bachelor's $34,392 $19,012

Animal Sciences.Bachelor's $33,990 $19,000

Natural Resources Conservation and Research.Bachelor's $33,236 $21,500

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.Bachelor's $33,230 $19,500

Nutrition Sciences.Bachelor's $32,818 $20,000

Geography and Cartography.Bachelor's $32,755 $19,750

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.Bachelor's $32,650 $20,500

Research and Experimental Psychology.Bachelor's $32,098 $19,428

English Language and Literature, General.Bachelor's $31,451 $18,746

International Relations and National Security Studies.Bachelor's $31,291 $19,632

Sociology.Bachelor's $30,804 $18,750

History.Bachelor's $30,668 $19,000

Fine and Studio Arts.Bachelor's $30,608 $19,349

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Bachelor's $30,581 $19,497

Biology, General.Bachelor's $30,340 $19,882

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Bachelor's $30,316 $19,500

Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.Bachelor's $30,300 $20,400

Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.Bachelor's $30,147 $23,685

Philosophy.Bachelor's $29,883 $20,500

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.Bachelor's $29,804 $16,266

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Bachelor's $29,573 $20,500

Plant Sciences.Bachelor's $29,431 $16,070

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies.Bachelor's $29,238 $14,050

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.Bachelor's $28,217 $22,287

Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences.Bachelor's $27,499 $22,527

Neurobiology and Neurosciences.Bachelor's $26,807 $21,741

Anthropology.Bachelor's $25,331 $20,500

Music.Bachelor's $25,186 $18,500

East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Bachelor's $24,889 $16,917

Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management.Bachelor's $24,363 $23,250

Film/Video and Photographic Arts.Bachelor's $20,951 $19,185

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.Bachelor's $20,313 $19,778

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.Bachelor's $18,468 $16,677

The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates (to protect privacy), so not every major appears. Pay is a median for federally-aided graduates. Full program detail on the official Scorecard.

Typical federal loan debt

$16,727

≈ 24% of one year's typical earnings here

This counts federal student loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS loans, or family savings, so the true cost of borrowing is usually higher.

What these numbers are — and are not

Every figure here is an institution-wide median from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. It is not a prediction of what you would earn or owe — a computer-science and a fine-arts graduate of the same school can earn wildly different amounts, and your field of study matters more than your school. It is not a figure for any one program, not proof the school caused the outcome (selective schools admit students who would earn more anyway), and not a "best college" ranking. Earnings and debt cover federally-aided students.

→ The number that actually answers "worth it" is earnings by major — see the by-major breakdown above (125 programs at this school).

Also available: structured data (JSON-LD) · plain text · JSON. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release). · school website