Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota · Public

Of 53 assessed programs, 52 leave graduates out-earning a typical Minnesota high-school graduate (about $37,835/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 119 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$8,909
$30k to $48k	$9,871
$48k to $75k	$12,034
$75k to $110k	$14,781
$110k and up	$18,989
All families (average)	$13,529

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

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

53 of 172 programs could be assessed 31% 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
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$56,168	+$18,333	clears the bar	$15,500	0.8 yrs	109
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$80,331	+$42,496	clears the bar	$24,516	0.6 yrs	101
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$56,547	+$18,712	clears the bar	$22,550	1.2 yrs	98
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$70,259	+$32,424	clears the bar	$22,250	0.7 yrs	94
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$84,470	+$46,635	clears the bar	$24,525	0.5 yrs	88
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$56,388	+$18,553	clears the bar	$23,250	1.3 yrs	81
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,031	+$14,196	clears the bar	$16,250	1.1 yrs	76
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$45,386	+$7,551	clears the bar	$23,250	3.1 yrs	74
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,595	+$24,760	clears the bar	$21,546	0.9 yrs	62
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$52,765	+$14,930	clears the bar	$24,300	1.6 yrs	60
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$141,749	+$103,914	clears the bar	$20,500	0.2 yrs	60
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$64,191	+$26,356	clears the bar	$19,831	0.8 yrs	59
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$66,850	+$29,015	clears the bar	$18,250	0.6 yrs	51
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$74,847	+$37,012	clears the bar	$20,000	0.5 yrs	51
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$76,080	+$38,245	clears the bar	$23,051	0.6 yrs	46
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,923	+$11,088	clears the bar	$25,591	2.3 yrs	45
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$78,067	+$40,232	clears the bar	$19,347	0.5 yrs	41
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$103,765	+$65,930	clears the bar	$25,463	0.4 yrs	39
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$75,633	+$37,798	clears the bar	$35,507	0.9 yrs	39
Social Work	Master's Degree	$68,318	+$30,483	clears the bar	$23,636	0.8 yrs	36
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,503	+$49,668	clears the bar	$24,122	0.5 yrs	34
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$48,305	+$10,470	clears the bar	$20,375	1.9 yrs	33
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$75,043	+$37,208	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	31
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$59,443	+$21,608	clears the bar	$36,193	1.7 yrs	30
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$107,133	+$69,298	clears the bar	$24,215	0.3 yrs	30
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,922	+$12,087	clears the bar	$20,471	1.7 yrs	30
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$59,378 1-year earnings	+$21,543	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$79,831	+$41,996	clears the bar	$20,891	0.5 yrs	28
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	$54,550	+$16,715	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$94,729	+$56,894	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$73,695	+$35,860	clears the bar	$14,574	0.4 yrs	26
English	Bachelor's Degree	$38,464	+$629	clears the bar	$16,325	26.0 yrs	23
Special Education	Master's Degree	$64,864	+$27,029	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$54,277	+$16,442	clears the bar	$24,538	1.5 yrs	21
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$59,483	+$21,648	clears the bar	$26,496	1.2 yrs	20
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,587	+$20,752	clears the bar	$15,300	0.7 yrs	19
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$58,788	+$20,953	clears the bar	$41,000	2.0 yrs	19
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$48,463	+$10,628	clears the bar	$18,250	1.7 yrs	17
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,009	+$52,174	clears the bar	$20,800	0.4 yrs	16
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,386	+$6,551	clears the bar	$25,312	3.9 yrs	16
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$63,851	+$26,016	clears the bar	$22,000	0.8 yrs	15
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$123,714	+$85,879	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$45,990	+$8,155	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$50,932	+$13,097	clears the bar	$15,000	1.1 yrs	13
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$48,296	+$10,461	clears the bar	$21,650	2.1 yrs	12
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$35,421	-$2,414	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$56,652	+$18,817	clears the bar	$37,572	2.0 yrs	10
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$59,549	+$21,714	clears the bar	$20,850	1.0 yrs	9
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$47,619	+$9,784	clears the bar	$27,576	2.8 yrs	8
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	$54,302	+$16,467	clears the bar	$21,500	1.3 yrs	7
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,455	+$14,620	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$57,108	+$19,273	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$50,058 1-year earnings	+$12,223	clears the bar	$26,421	2.2 yrs	2
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Public Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Manufacturing Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Management Information Systems	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Gerontology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Public Relations and Advertising	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biomedical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Science, Technology and Society	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering-Related Fields	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Urban Studies/Affairs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Urban Studies/Affairs	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Management Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Gerontology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Computer Interaction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Analytics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Materials Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Economics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Political Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Sociology and Anthropology	Master'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
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Pharmacy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Real Estate	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), 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.