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Highest earning master's teacher education programs in Minnesota
Minnesota teacher education 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 | Hamline University | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $59,462 | 131 |
| 2 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | Mankato | Public, 4-year | $58,830 | 32 |
| 3 | Augsburg University | Minneapolis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $55,485 | 134 |
| 4 | The College of Saint Scholastica | Duluth | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $55,476 | 90 |
| 5 | University of St Thomas | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $52,637 | 35 |
| 6 | Capella University | Minneapolis | For-profit, 4-year | $52,562 | 158 |
| 7 | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis | Public, 4-year | $51,934 | 249 |
| 8 | St Catherine University | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $50,879 | 44 |
| 9 | Walden University | Minneapolis | For-profit, 4-year | $47,427 | 187 |
| 10 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $42,754 | 44 |
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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