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Highest earning 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 | Martin Luther College | New Ulm | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $46,706 | 158 |
| 2 | Bethel University | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $45,361 | 52 |
| 3 | Concordia College at Moorhead | Moorhead | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $44,195 | 41 |
| 4 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | Mankato | Public, 4-year | $44,171 | 123 |
| 5 | Gustavus Adolphus College | Saint Peter | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $44,117 | 34 |
| 6 | College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $43,466 | 48 |
| 7 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | Moorhead | Public, 4-year | $43,245 | 165 |
| 8 | Bemidji State University | Bemidji | Public, 4-year | $42,841 | 128 |
| 9 | University of St Thomas | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $42,819 | 40 |
| 10 | Winona State University | Winona | Public, 4-year | $42,519 | 217 |
| 11 | Metropolitan State University | Saint Paul | Public, 4-year | $42,471 | 48 |
| 12 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $41,456 | 34 |
| 13 | Southwest Minnesota State University | Marshall | Public, 4-year | $41,333 | 89 |
| 14 | North Central University | Minneapolis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $40,927 | 31 |
| 15 | Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud | Public, 4-year | $40,580 | 139 |
| 16 | The College of Saint Scholastica | Duluth | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $40,320 | 52 |
| 17 | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis | Public, 4-year | $20,608 | 62 |
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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