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title: University of St Thomas — 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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# University of St Thomas

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 | $73,739 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $51,278 – $104,019 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 76% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $66,116 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 85% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $45,739 | derived |

**76% 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 $19,500 (≈ 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 $27,975 to $102,981 across 33 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $102,981 | $61,317 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | Master's Degree | $98,462 | $43,322 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $89,265 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $84,095 | not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $79,390 | $42,843 |
| Social Work. | Doctoral Degree | $78,174 | $65,830 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Doctoral Degree | $70,449 | not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,236 | $26,122 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,265 | $18,500 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,071 | $22,454 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,605 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,805 | $22,750 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,218 | $25,485 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $58,157 | not reported |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $56,849 | $74,968 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $52,807 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,044 | $22,250 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $49,481 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $49,237 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $48,683 | $41,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,478 | $26,481 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,741 | $24,250 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $45,265 | $48,861 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,313 | $21,500 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,848 | $22,250 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,846 | $27,000 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,342 | $25,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,200 | $25,500 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,765 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,718 | $27,000 |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,440 | $17,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,380 | $25,735 |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,975 | $19,500 |

## 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 St Thomas by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?174914

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