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Highest earning 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 | Metropolitan State University | Saint Paul | Public, 4-year | $47,637 | 67 |
| 2 | Bemidji State University | Bemidji | Public, 4-year | $47,192 | 49 |
| 3 | The College of Saint Scholastica | Duluth | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $45,371 | 65 |
| 4 | Winona State University | Winona | Public, 4-year | $44,546 | 109 |
| 5 | St Catherine University | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $44,257 | 50 |
| 6 | Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud | Public, 4-year | $43,726 | 90 |
| 7 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | Moorhead | Public, 4-year | $43,471 | 100 |
| 8 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | Mankato | Public, 4-year | $42,915 | 80 |
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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