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Highest earning sports, kinesiology, and physical education programs in Minnesota
Minnesota sports, kinesiology, and physical 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 | Winona State University | Winona | Public, 4-year | $41,742 | 64 |
| 2 | Gustavus Adolphus College | Saint Peter | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $38,796 | 48 |
| 3 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | Moorhead | Public, 4-year | $38,088 | 42 |
| 4 | Augsburg University | Minneapolis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $37,473 | 31 |
| 5 | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis | Public, 4-year | $36,050 | 98 |
| 6 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $33,744 | 94 |
| 7 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | Duluth | Public, 4-year | $33,055 | 38 |
| 8 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | Mankato | Public, 4-year | $32,860 | 100 |
| 9 | Southwest Minnesota State University | Marshall | Public, 4-year | $32,802 | 46 |
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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