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Highest earning master's social work programs in Minnesota
Minnesota social work 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 | Augsburg University | Minneapolis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $59,377 | 161 |
| 2 | University of St Thomas | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $57,667 | 208 |
| 3 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | Mankato | Public, 4-year | $57,499 | 43 |
| 4 | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis | Public, 4-year | $56,823 | 146 |
| 5 | Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud | Public, 4-year | $55,463 | 72 |
| 6 | Walden University | Minneapolis | For-profit, 4-year | $53,563 | 779 |
| 7 | The College of Saint Scholastica | Duluth | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $51,351 | 56 |
| 8 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | Duluth | Public, 4-year | $45,354 | 35 |
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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