University of St Thomas

Saint Paul, Minnesota · Private, nonprofit

Of 49 assessed programs, 47 leave graduates out-earning a typical Minnesota high-school graduate (about $37,835/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 103 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$28,131
$30k to $48k	$26,820
$48k to $75k	$24,357
$75k to $110k	$25,363
$110k and up	$33,232
All families (average)	$29,155

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.

49 of 152 programs could be assessed 32% 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	Master's Degree	$149,456	+$111,621	clears the bar	$61,317	0.5 yrs	204
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$82,396	+$44,561	clears the bar	$22,250	0.5 yrs	181
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$93,720	+$55,885	clears the bar	$25,485	0.5 yrs	175
Law	First Professional Degree	$89,706	+$51,871	clears the bar	$74,968	1.4 yrs	160
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$77,870	+$40,035	clears the bar	$26,481	0.7 yrs	141
Special Education	Master's Degree	$66,391	+$28,556	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	113
Social Work	Master's Degree	$65,240	+$27,405	clears the bar	$41,000	1.5 yrs	102
Computer Software and Media Applications	Master's Degree	$119,571	+$81,736	clears the bar	$43,322	0.5 yrs	99
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,683	+$53,848	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	80
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,398	+$21,563	clears the bar	$27,000	1.3 yrs	80
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$71,619	+$33,784	clears the bar	$25,735	0.8 yrs	78
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$91,587	+$53,752	clears the bar	$22,750	0.4 yrs	70
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$89,881	+$52,046	clears the bar	$24,250	0.5 yrs	62
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$118,888	+$81,053	clears the bar	$42,843	0.5 yrs	59
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$79,390	+$41,555	clears the bar	$21,500	0.5 yrs	58
Management Science	Master's Degree	$89,735 1-year earnings	+$51,900	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	58
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$103,076 1-year earnings	+$65,241	clears the bar	$46,486	0.7 yrs	55
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$107,938	+$70,103	clears the bar	$22,454	0.3 yrs	53
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$45,072	+$7,237	clears the bar	$4,500	0.6 yrs	48
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$68,816	+$30,981	clears the bar	$48,861	1.6 yrs	48
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$113,614 1-year earnings	+$75,779	clears the bar	$45,864	0.6 yrs	46
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$114,376 1-year earnings	+$76,541	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$35,960	-$1,875	falls short	$19,500	insufficient data	38
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$108,187	+$70,352	clears the bar	$18,500	0.3 yrs	38
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$66,868	+$29,033	clears the bar	$27,000	0.9 yrs	36
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$41,209	+$3,374	clears the bar	$17,500	5.2 yrs	35
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$107,869 1-year earnings	+$70,034	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$64,917	+$27,082	clears the bar	$26,125	1.0 yrs	30
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$34,299 1-year earnings	-$3,536	falls short	$24,226	insufficient data	29
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$61,922	+$24,087	clears the bar	$22,250	0.9 yrs	26
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$66,763	+$28,928	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$54,441 1-year earnings	+$16,606	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$47,712	+$9,877	clears the bar	$25,500	2.6 yrs	22
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,981	+$56,146	clears the bar	$26,122	0.5 yrs	22
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$107,807	+$69,972	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$78,381	+$40,546	clears the bar	$22,250	0.5 yrs	20
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$62,671	+$24,836	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$59,389	+$21,554	clears the bar	$25,750	1.2 yrs	18
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$69,525	+$31,690	clears the bar	$24,625	0.8 yrs	17
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$70,419	+$32,584	clears the bar	$26,848	0.8 yrs	16
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$50,754	+$12,919	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$44,360 1-year earnings	+$6,525	clears the bar	$27,000	4.1 yrs	14
Computer Software and Media Applications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$105,475 1-year earnings	+$67,640	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Social Work	Doctoral Degree	$84,830	+$46,995	clears the bar	$65,830	1.4 yrs	12
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$123,235	+$85,400	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	$103,763 1-year earnings	+$65,928	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$66,876	+$29,041	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$47,724	+$9,889	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Theology and Ministry	First Professional Degree	$71,681 1-year earnings	+$33,846	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Manufacturing Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Manufacturing Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Human Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Engineering, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Electrical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Religion/Religious Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Education, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master'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
Museology/Museum Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Insurance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Classical and Ancient Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Theology and Ministry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
International/Globalization Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Religious Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Policy Analysis	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International/Globalization Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Religious Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business/Corporate Communications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business/Corporate Communications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Marketing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Real Estate	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Real Estate	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Special Education	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Data Analytics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Theology and Ministry	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Music	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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

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.