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Highest earning psychology programs in Minnesota
Minnesota psychology 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 | College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $41,029 | 46 |
| 2 | Metropolitan State University | Saint Paul | Public, 4-year | $40,958 | 133 |
| 3 | Capella University | Minneapolis | For-profit, 4-year | $39,764 | 292 |
| 4 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | Duluth | Public, 4-year | $38,543 | 150 |
| 5 | University of St Thomas | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $38,396 | 43 |
| 6 | Walden University | Minneapolis | For-profit, 4-year | $37,944 | 84 |
| 7 | Hamline University | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $37,872 | 67 |
| 8 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $37,758 | 42 |
| 9 | Winona State University | Winona | Public, 4-year | $37,673 | 77 |
| 10 | University of Minnesota-Morris | Morris | Public, 4-year | $36,893 | 39 |
| 11 | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis | Public, 4-year | $36,294 | 474 |
| 12 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $36,243 | 51 |
| 13 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | Moorhead | Public, 4-year | $35,411 | 49 |
| 14 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | Mankato | Public, 4-year | $34,925 | 105 |
| 15 | Bemidji State University | Bemidji | Public, 4-year | $33,963 | 61 |
| 16 | Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud | Public, 4-year | $33,623 | 46 |
| 17 | Gustavus Adolphus College | Saint Peter | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $33,174 | 58 |
| 18 | St Catherine University | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $32,426 | 34 |
| 19 | The College of Saint Scholastica | Duluth | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $31,367 | 42 |
| 20 | Augsburg University | Minneapolis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $29,743 | 34 |
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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