Bemidji State University
Bemidji, Minnesota · Public
Graduate earnings
18of 18 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Minnesota high-school graduate (about $37,835 a year).
18 of 61 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 43: 42 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. The 17 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$15,261 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$15,261 a year
About $61,044 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $10,073 |
| $30k to $48k | $10,207 |
| $48k to $75k | $12,201 |
| $75k to $110k | $15,857 |
| $110k and up | $19,940 |
| All families (average) | $15,261 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Minnesota high-school graduate ($37,835 a year).
20 of 78 programs could be assessed 26% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $64,086 | +$26,251 | clears the bar | $19,125 | 0.7 yrs | 152 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,116 | +$11,281 | clears the bar | $20,102 | 1.8 yrs | 93 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $84,436 | +$46,601 | clears the bar | $15,254 | 0.3 yrs | 86 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $44,719 | +$6,884 | clears the bar | $21,132 | 3.1 yrs | 69 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $58,519 | +$20,684 | clears the bar | $16,375 | 0.8 yrs | 59 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $57,357 | +$19,522 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.1 yrs | 45 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,548 | +$12,713 | clears the bar | $19,696 | 1.5 yrs | 44 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $47,137 | +$9,302 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 2.4 yrs | 41 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $72,153 | +$34,318 | clears the bar | $16,000 | 0.5 yrs | 41 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | $50,528 | +$12,693 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 40 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $56,345 | +$18,510 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 1.2 yrs | 34 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $63,456 | +$25,621 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 31 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $49,040 | +$11,205 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 1.7 yrs | 27 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Bachelor's Degree | $90,868 | +$53,033 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $65,503 | +$27,668 | above HS line | $29,500 | 1.1 yrs | 26 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $54,642 | +$16,807 | clears the bar | $21,908 | 1.3 yrs | 18 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $49,001 | +$11,166 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.9 yrs | 14 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $48,877 | +$11,042 | clears the bar | $17,749 | 1.6 yrs | 11 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $76,882 | +$39,047 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,822 | +$7,987 | clears the bar | $20,600 | 2.6 yrs | 8 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Criminal Justice | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Security Science and Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Anthropology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Design | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Fine Arts | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $37,835 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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