Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota · Public

Of 38 assessed programs, 37 leave graduates out-earning a typical Minnesota high-school graduate (about $37,835/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 55 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,224
$30k to $48k	$11,792
$48k to $75k	$13,814
$75k to $110k	$17,871
$110k and up	$21,307
All families (average)	$17,503

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.

38 of 93 programs could be assessed 41% 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
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$80,117	+$42,282	clears the bar	$21,787	0.5 yrs	223
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$46,863	+$9,028	clears the bar	$22,000	2.4 yrs	143
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$61,878	+$24,043	clears the bar	$21,417	0.9 yrs	108
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$54,056	+$16,221	clears the bar	$20,225	1.2 yrs	85
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,361	+$11,526	clears the bar	$22,315	1.9 yrs	73
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$53,456	+$15,621	clears the bar	$24,908	1.6 yrs	70
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,528	+$19,693	clears the bar	$21,500	1.1 yrs	68
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,767	+$10,932	clears the bar	$25,600	2.3 yrs	66
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$63,303	+$25,468	clears the bar	$25,000	1.0 yrs	59
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$50,823	+$12,988	clears the bar	$12,000	0.9 yrs	53
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$70,203	+$32,368	clears the bar	$24,269	0.7 yrs	46
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$88,164	+$50,329	clears the bar	$19,874	0.4 yrs	44
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$55,235	+$17,400	clears the bar	$22,500	1.3 yrs	39
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$54,381	+$16,546	clears the bar	$19,891	1.2 yrs	35
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$62,220	+$24,385	clears the bar	$23,225	1.0 yrs	35
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$75,807	+$37,972	clears the bar	$20,410	0.5 yrs	33
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$72,716	+$34,881	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	32
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$48,129	+$10,294	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$72,768	+$34,933	clears the bar	$19,751	0.6 yrs	32
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$49,824	+$11,989	clears the bar	$27,000	2.3 yrs	27
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$55,113	+$17,278	clears the bar	$19,750	1.1 yrs	26
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$47,291	+$9,456	clears the bar	$19,767	2.1 yrs	26
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$64,760	+$26,925	clears the bar	$23,250	0.9 yrs	23
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,528	+$53,693	clears the bar	$22,000	0.4 yrs	19
Nursing	Master's Degree	$134,654	+$96,819	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$48,808	+$10,973	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$48,258	+$10,423	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Education	Master's Degree	$56,901	+$19,066	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$36,984 1-year earnings	-$851	falls short	$26,500	insufficient data	16
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$65,501	+$27,666	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	16
English	Bachelor's Degree	$47,876	+$10,041	clears the bar	$19,575	1.9 yrs	15
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$55,027	+$17,192	clears the bar	$23,438	1.4 yrs	11
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,166	+$11,331	clears the bar	$21,687	1.9 yrs	9
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$53,481	+$15,646	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$73,400	+$35,565	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$51,910	+$14,075	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$123,651	+$85,816	clears the bar	$44,750	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$76,708	+$38,873	clears the bar	$24,200	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	79
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computational Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor'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
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Economics	Bachelor'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
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Human Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	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)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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
Outdoor Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
School Counseling	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Data Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	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 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.