St Catherine University
Saint Paul, Minnesota · Private, nonprofit
Of 32 assessed programs, 30 leave graduates out-earning a typical Minnesota high-school graduate (about $37,835/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 72 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $17,890 |
| $30k to $48k | $15,190 |
| $48k to $75k | $15,451 |
| $75k to $110k | $19,376 |
| $110k and up | $27,021 |
| All families (average) | $19,764 |
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.
32 of 104 programs could be assessed 31% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Assisting | Associate's Degree | $51,868 | +$14,033 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 1.5 yrs | 216 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $85,514 | +$47,679 | clears the bar | $26,514 | 0.6 yrs | 167 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $99,367 | +$61,532 | clears the bar | $61,500 | 1.0 yrs | 94 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $83,211 | +$45,376 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.6 yrs | 59 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $105,176 | +$67,341 | clears the bar | $43,423 | 0.6 yrs | 50 |
| Library Science and Administration | Master's Degree | $54,584 | +$16,749 | clears the bar | $33,885 | 2.0 yrs | 48 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $61,169 | +$23,334 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.2 yrs | 48 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $48,822 | +$10,987 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 42 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $67,265 | +$29,430 | clears the bar | $66,494 | 2.3 yrs | 42 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $62,227 | +$24,392 | clears the bar | $28,020 | 1.1 yrs | 32 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $32,426 1-year earnings | -$5,409 | falls short | $26,848 | insufficient data | 31 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $144,037 | +$106,202 | clears the bar | $118,660 | 1.1 yrs | 31 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $54,001 | +$16,166 | clears the bar | $21,069 | 1.3 yrs | 29 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Associate's Degree | $64,950 | +$27,115 | clears the bar | $20,937 | 0.8 yrs | 29 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $61,048 | +$23,213 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.2 yrs | 23 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $67,876 | +$30,041 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.8 yrs | 23 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $68,314 | +$30,479 | clears the bar | $35,556 | 1.2 yrs | 21 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | $104,119 1-year earnings | +$66,284 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $64,834 | +$26,999 | clears the bar | $25,250 | 0.9 yrs | 16 |
| American Sign Language | Bachelor's Degree | $45,973 | +$8,138 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $87,821 | +$49,986 | clears the bar | $29,107 | 0.6 yrs | 11 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems | Master's Degree | $67,910 | +$30,075 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $63,409 | +$25,574 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $47,549 | +$9,714 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 2.7 yrs | 7 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $75,526 | +$37,691 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $55,058 | +$17,223 | clears the bar | $27,918 | 1.6 yrs | 5 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $31,547 1-year earnings | -$6,288 | falls short | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $48,873 | +$11,038 | clears the bar | $28,000 | 2.5 yrs | 2 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $56,211 | +$18,376 | clears the bar | $34,326 | 1.9 yrs | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $79,042 | +$41,207 | clears the bar | $99,200 | 2.4 yrs | insufficient data |
| Nursing | Associate's Degree | $76,059 | +$38,224 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $127,178 | +$89,343 | clears the bar | $50,013 | 0.6 yrs | insufficient data |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 44 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 40 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 27 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| American Sign Language | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Psychology, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Theology and Ministry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor'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 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Medical Assisting | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Public Health | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | 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 | 2 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Teaching Assistants/Aides | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | 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 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Sociology | Bachelor'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 |
| Marketing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Healthcare Administration | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Healthcare Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business Administration | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Accounting | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | 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 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.