Which Minnesota State Mankato bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Aviation graduates leave with a median of $20,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 35 Minnesota State Mankato bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Minnesota State Mankato cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $9,572 a year, and $18,942 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $19,139 a year.

How many Minnesota State Mankato programs report graduate pay?

36 bachelor's programs, one associate's program, and 2 certificate programs at Minnesota State Mankato report first-year pay, and 37 of them also report federal debt.

Minnesota State Mankato Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Minnesota State University-Mankato
Public university
Mankato, MN
11,703 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

36 Minnesota State Mankato bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Construction Management pays the most in the first year ($75,682), and Theatre the least ($24,671). The median program pays $44,987. Minnesota State Mankato also has one associate's program and 2 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$9,572Per year. Out-of-state $18,942

Average net price after aid$19,139Per year

Graduation rate54%Within 6 years

Admission rate88%Of applicants

All 36 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Minnesota" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Minnesota. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Minnesota
1	Construction ManagementAbout 59 graduates a year	$75,682	$92,673	$26,499	2nd of 4
2	NursingAbout 353 graduates a year	$75,655	$82,073	$25,257	11th of 23
3	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 82 graduates a year	$71,742	$94,873	$20,625	5th of 7
4	Electrical EngineeringAbout 10 graduates a year	$71,676	Not reported	$28,500	3rd of 5
5	Civil EngineeringAbout 37 graduates a year	$69,861	$80,870	$25,234	1st of 3
6	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 45 graduates a year	$68,919	$91,980	$27,886	3rd of 5
7	EngineeringAbout 63 graduates a year	$68,044	$81,267	$27,627	2nd of 3
8	Industrial TechnologyAbout 16 graduates a year	$64,528	$80,240	$28,500	2nd of 2
9	Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbout 20 graduates a year	$64,005	$69,612	$27,000	1st of 1
10	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 61 graduates a year	$62,496	$62,361	$27,000	2nd of 3
11	AccountingAbout 75 graduates a year	$60,573	$76,233	$24,250	11th of 23
12	FinanceAbout 94 graduates a year	$51,248	$79,469	$24,233	11th of 15
13	Business AdministrationAbout 174 graduates a year	$49,640	$64,547	$22,350	20th of 28
14	Criminal JusticeAbout 94 graduates a year	$49,019	$61,661	$25,000	6th of 12
15	Special EducationAbout 29 graduates a year	$47,132	$51,346	$27,000	2nd of 5
16	Human ResourcesAbout 48 graduates a year	$46,691	Not reported	$27,312	9th of 9
16	Mental Health and Addiction ServicesAbout 57 graduates a year	$46,691	$51,058	$27,269	3rd of 3
18	AviationAbout 105 graduates a year	$45,193	$84,367	$20,500	1st of 1
19	MarketingAbout 138 graduates a year	$44,780	$72,946	$25,000	15th of 17
20	Teacher EducationAbout 87 graduates a year	$44,171	$45,447	$27,000	5th of 24
21	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 73 graduates a year	$43,307	$50,134	$26,082	12th of 15
22	Social WorkAbout 59 graduates a year	$42,915	$51,856	$24,250	13th of 13
23	SociologyAbout 13 graduates a year	$42,108	$53,226	$27,000	3rd of 6
24	GeographyAbout 11 graduates a year	$40,553	$58,276	Not reported	1st of 3
25	CommunicationsAbout 50 graduates a year	$39,798	$60,606	$26,000	14th of 19
26	HistoryAbout 24 graduates a year	$39,186	$46,610	$27,000	2nd of 3
27	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 31 graduates a year	$38,717	$42,457	$27,000	1st of 8
28	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 33 graduates a year	$37,880	$43,605	$30,325	6th of 7
29	Romance LanguagesAbout 11 graduates a year	$37,845	$64,308	$20,865	3rd of 6
30	BiologyAbout 77 graduates a year	$37,216	$57,625	$26,000	9th of 25
31	Recreation ManagementAbout 31 graduates a year	$36,220	$51,659	$27,000	1st of 1
32	PsychologyAbout 153 graduates a year	$34,925	$51,772	$24,000	14th of 23
33	Family and Consumer SciencesAbout 40 graduates a year	$33,093	$45,139	$25,125	1st of 1
34	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 127 graduates a year	$32,860	$53,139	$24,420	9th of 14
35	EnglishAbout 7 graduates a year	$25,136	$44,646	$25,000	9th of 10
36	TheatreAbout 13 graduates a year	$24,671	$27,720	$24,853	3rd of 5

Program names link to the program's own page, and Minnesota ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Minnesota programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

5 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Minnesota" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Minnesota.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Minnesota
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 71 graduates a year	$27,187	$46,318	$12,250	18th of 23

Program names link to the program's own page, and Minnesota ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Both certificate programs

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Minnesota" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Minnesota.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Minnesota
GeographyAbout 22 graduates a year	$50,411	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
Teacher EducationAbout 13 graduates a year	$46,599	Not reported	$26,206	1st of 2

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Construction Management$75,682
Nursing$75,655
Computer and Information Science$71,742
Electrical Engineering$71,676
Civil Engineering$69,861

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

NursingAbout 353 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 174 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 153 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 138 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 127 graduates a year

Common questions

Construction Management graduates earn a median of $75,682 in their first year, the most of 36 Minnesota State Mankato bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Minnesota rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels