Bemidji State University

Bemidji, Minnesota · Public

All 20 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Minnesota high-school graduate (about $37,835/yr). Another 58 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

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

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

20 of 78 programs could be assessed 26% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Minnesota high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$64,086	+$26,251	clears the bar	$19,125	0.7 yrs	168
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$84,436	+$46,601	clears the bar	$15,254	0.3 yrs	127
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,116	+$11,281	clears the bar	$20,102	1.8 yrs	98
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$44,719	+$6,884	clears the bar	$21,132	3.1 yrs	88
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$58,519	+$20,684	clears the bar	$16,375	0.8 yrs	60
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$50,528	+$12,693	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,548	+$12,713	clears the bar	$19,696	1.5 yrs	56
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$72,153	+$34,318	clears the bar	$16,000	0.5 yrs	56
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$63,456	+$25,621	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$47,137	+$9,302	clears the bar	$22,500	2.4 yrs	35
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$49,040	+$11,205	clears the bar	$18,750	1.7 yrs	33
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$57,357	+$19,522	clears the bar	$20,500	1.1 yrs	31
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,822	+$7,987	clears the bar	$20,600	2.6 yrs	25
Special Education	Master's Degree	$65,503	+$27,668	clears the bar	$29,500	1.1 yrs	24
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Bachelor's Degree	$90,868	+$53,033	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$56,345	+$18,510	clears the bar	$23,000	1.2 yrs	21
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$76,882	+$39,047	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$54,642	+$16,807	clears the bar	$21,908	1.3 yrs	17
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$49,001	+$11,166	clears the bar	$21,500	1.9 yrs	11
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$48,877	+$11,042	clears the bar	$17,749	1.6 yrs	10
Teacher Education (by subject)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Fine Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Anthropology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($37,835/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.