Federal data
Highest earning associate's liberal arts programs in Minnesota
Minnesota liberal arts programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inver Hills Community College | Inver Grove Heights | Public, 2-year | $41,906 | 139 |
| 2 | Riverland Community College | Austin | Public, 2-year | $38,856 | 87 |
| 3 | Century College | White Bear Lake | Public, 2-year | $38,376 | 200 |
| 4 | St Cloud Technical and Community College | Saint Cloud | Public, 2-year | $37,802 | 183 |
| 5 | North Hennepin Community College | Brooklyn Park | Public, 2-year | $37,317 | 117 |
| 6 | Northland Community and Technical College | Thief River Falls | Public, 2-year | $35,158 | 84 |
| 7 | Rochester Community and Technical College | Rochester | Public, 2-year | $34,094 | 102 |
| 8 | Normandale Community College | Bloomington | Public, 2-year | $33,809 | 256 |
| 9 | Lake Superior College | Duluth | Public, 2-year | $33,525 | 144 |
| 10 | South Central College | North Mankato | Public, 2-year | $32,719 | 60 |
| 11 | Anoka-Ramsey Community College | Coon Rapids | Public, 2-year | $32,056 | 204 |
| 12 | Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls | Public, 2-year | $31,817 | 96 |
| 13 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College | Cloquet | Public, 4-year | $30,455 | 40 |
| 14 | Ridgewater College | Willmar | Public, 2-year | $29,262 | 66 |
| 15 | Minneapolis Community and Technical College | Minneapolis | Public, 2-year | $28,858 | 134 |
| 16 | Minnesota North College | Hibbing | Public, 2-year | $27,079 | 144 |
| 17 | Central Lakes College-Brainerd | Brainerd | Public, 2-year | $26,133 | 95 |
| 18 | Saint Paul College | Saint Paul | Public, 2-year | $25,100 | 85 |
| 19 | University of St Thomas | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $14,747 | 32 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.