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Highest earning business administration programs in Minnesota
Minnesota business administration 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 | Capella University | Minneapolis | For-profit, 4-year | $68,701 | 602 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis | Public, 4-year | $65,996 | 115 |
| 3 | Rasmussen University | St. Cloud | For-profit, 4-year | $59,693 | 313 |
| 4 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $59,044 | 152 |
| 5 | University of Minnesota-Crookston | Crookston | Public, 4-year | $58,805 | 79 |
| 6 | Walden University | Minneapolis | For-profit, 4-year | $57,220 | 138 |
| 7 | University of St Thomas | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $56,401 | 197 |
| 8 | Metropolitan State University | Saint Paul | Public, 4-year | $56,314 | 368 |
| 9 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | Winona | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $56,290 | 62 |
| 10 | Bethel University | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $55,704 | 129 |
| 11 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $54,588 | 43 |
| 12 | St Catherine University | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $54,419 | 43 |
| 13 | College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $54,373 | 54 |
| 14 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | Moorhead | Public, 4-year | $53,228 | 153 |
| 15 | Herzing University | St. Louis Park | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $52,469 | 130 |
| 16 | Augsburg University | Minneapolis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $52,466 | 53 |
| 17 | The College of Saint Scholastica | Duluth | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $52,270 | 65 |
| 18 | Saint Johns University | Collegeville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $51,959 | 88 |
| 19 | Hamline University | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $51,761 | 128 |
| 20 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | Duluth | Public, 4-year | $51,571 | 72 |
| 21 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | Mankato | Public, 4-year | $49,640 | 155 |
| 22 | Southwest Minnesota State University | Marshall | Public, 4-year | $49,245 | 61 |
| 23 | Concordia College at Moorhead | Moorhead | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $48,474 | 79 |
| 24 | Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud | Public, 4-year | $47,473 | 113 |
| 25 | Bemidji State University | Bemidji | Public, 4-year | $47,396 | 238 |
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.
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