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title: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Minneapolis, 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-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, 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 | $69,020 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $47,150 – $97,410 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,727 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,249 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 85% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $30,061 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 83% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.24× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $41,020 | derived |

**85% 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 $16,727 (≈ 24% 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 $18,468 to $124,702 across 125 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dentistry. | First Professional Degree | $124,702 | $272,055 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | Master's Degree | $122,255 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering. | Master's Degree | $120,330 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $117,587 | $67,943 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $99,422 | $58,212 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $97,739 | $148,500 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Master's Degree | $92,199 | $40,768 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $84,971 | not reported |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $83,234 | $41,754 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $79,444 | not reported |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $76,489 | $43,750 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $75,286 | $47,250 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $74,091 | $22,350 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $71,776 | $28,000 |
| Computer Systems Analysis. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,084 | $20,041 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,508 | $14,299 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,239 | $18,577 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,745 | $23,418 |
| Construction Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,050 | $19,500 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,765 | $21,500 |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,261 | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,213 | $17,132 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $65,819 | $54,931 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,666 | $19,854 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,455 | $17,394 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,669 | $20,000 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,533 | $23,083 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,283 | $20,563 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $63,597 | $98,423 |
| Engineering, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,547 | $21,399 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,103 | $20,500 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,830 | $18,273 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $61,762 | $25,136 |
| Materials Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,883 | $21,018 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,473 | $19,500 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $59,252 | $45,315 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,714 | $22,342 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | Master's Degree | $57,298 | $45,307 |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $56,839 | $142,289 |
| Agricultural Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,730 | $23,742 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,320 | $19,600 |
| Public Policy Analysis. | Master's Degree | $56,210 | $31,250 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,784 | $22,136 |
| Physics. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,327 | $23,930 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $54,096 | $42,831 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Master's Degree | $52,842 | $55,678 |
| Architecture. | Master's Degree | $52,612 | not reported |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,608 | $21,300 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,474 | $19,400 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,164 | $20,500 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Master's Degree | $51,762 | $37,939 |
| Education, Other. | Master's Degree | $51,453 | not reported |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,139 | $15,540 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,537 | $22,250 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Master's Degree | $50,365 | $40,730 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,320 | $19,500 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $50,156 | $41,000 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $50,145 | not reported |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,056 | $19,500 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $49,903 | $41,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $48,055 | $38,750 |
| Statistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,509 | $20,500 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,969 | $20,153 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Master's Degree | $46,688 | not reported |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,205 | $20,290 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $46,132 | $23,230 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,223 | $16,942 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $45,170 | $55,787 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,309 | $20,412 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,722 | $19,500 |
| Food Science and Technology. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,584 | $19,887 |
| Education, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,401 | $17,021 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,929 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $41,925 | $27,470 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,794 | $19,500 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,065 | $19,056 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,607 | $22,500 |
| Education, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,200 | $18,125 |
| Forestry. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,187 | $19,500 |
| Apparel and Textiles. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,695 | not reported |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,534 | $19,500 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,410 | $19,500 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,564 | $21,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,991 | $19,500 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,815 | not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,615 | $18,689 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,359 | $18,500 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,727 | $19,500 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,643 | not reported |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,575 | $17,851 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,392 | $19,012 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,990 | $19,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,236 | $21,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,230 | $19,500 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,818 | $20,000 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,755 | $19,750 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,650 | $20,500 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,098 | $19,428 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,451 | $18,746 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,291 | $19,632 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,804 | $18,750 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $30,712 | $42,700 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,668 | $19,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,608 | $19,349 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,581 | $19,497 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,340 | $19,882 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,316 | $19,500 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,300 | $20,400 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,147 | $23,685 |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,883 | $20,500 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,804 | $16,266 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,573 | $20,500 |
| Plant Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,431 | $16,070 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,238 | $14,050 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,217 | $22,287 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,499 | $22,527 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,807 | $21,741 |
| Music. | Doctoral Degree | $26,419 | not reported |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,331 | $20,500 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,186 | $18,500 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,889 | $16,917 |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,363 | $23,250 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,951 | $19,185 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,313 | $19,778 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,468 | $16,677 |

## 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-Twin Cities by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?174066

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