Which University of Minnesota bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Plant Science graduates leave with a median of $15,391 in federal loans, the lowest among 87 University of Minnesota bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Minnesota cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $17,214 a year, and $38,362 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $16,778 a year.

How many University of Minnesota programs report graduate pay?

88 bachelor's programs and 3 certificate programs at University of Minnesota report first-year pay, and 90 of them also report federal debt.

University of Minnesota Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Public university
Minneapolis, MN
31,855 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

88 University of Minnesota bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Engineering pays the most in the first year ($85,672), and Theatre the least ($19,982). The median program pays $43,152. University of Minnesota also has 3 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$17,214Per year. Out-of-state $38,362

Average net price after aid$16,778Per year

Graduation rate85%Within 6 years

Admission rate80%Of applicants

All 88 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	Computer EngineeringAbout 81 graduates a year	$85,672	$101,456	$23,000	1st of 2
2	Computer ScienceAbout 612 graduates a year	$82,861	$111,199	$19,500	2nd of 13
3	Electrical EngineeringAbout 52 graduates a year	$79,808	$96,638	$17,998	1st of 5
4	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 81 graduates a year	$76,184	$93,996	$21,500	1st of 1
5	Construction ManagementAbout 26 graduates a year	$75,705	Not reported	$23,983	1st of 4
6	Industrial EngineeringAbout 71 graduates a year	$73,777	$93,671	$22,802	2nd of 2
7	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 187 graduates a year	$73,433	$95,566	$22,077	1st of 5
8	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 15 graduates a year	$73,403	Not reported	$25,875	2nd of 4
9	Chemical EngineeringAbout 106 graduates a year	$73,245	$101,125	$25,495	1st of 2
10	Computer Systems AnalysisAbout 161 graduates a year	$73,013	$110,382	$20,041	1st of 1
11	NursingAbout 136 graduates a year	$72,929	$84,707	$21,500	20th of 23
12	FinanceAbout 339 graduates a year	$69,094	$102,887	$21,500	1st of 15
13	Aerospace EngineeringAbout 70 graduates a year	$68,495	$81,624	$26,250	1st of 1
14	Computer NetworkingAbout 43 graduates a year	$68,047	$103,056	$20,500	1st of 2
15	EngineeringGraduates a year not reported	$67,413	Not reported	$21,750	3rd of 3
16	AccountingAbout 111 graduates a year	$66,591	$92,931	$22,342	1st of 23
17	StatisticsAbout 63 graduates a year	$66,434	$83,050	$21,750	1st of 2
18	Business AdministrationAbout 113 graduates a year	$65,996	$83,859	$20,160	2nd of 28
19	Civil EngineeringAbout 51 graduates a year	$65,835	$82,596	$22,103	2nd of 3
20	International BusinessAbout 23 graduates a year	$64,978	Not reported	$19,600	1st of 1
21	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 26 graduates a year	$64,936	$70,265	$23,829	1st of 3
22	Agricultural EngineeringAbout 36 graduates a year	$61,145	$86,218	$27,000	1st of 1
23	Materials EngineeringAbout 28 graduates a year	$60,445	$89,696	$21,250	2nd of 2
24	Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceAbout 35 graduates a year	$60,367	$69,720	$24,875	1st of 1
25	MarketingAbout 239 graduates a year	$59,609	$90,462	$22,750	1st of 17
26	MathematicsAbout 151 graduates a year	$58,153	$81,554	$22,095	2nd of 5
27	EconomicsAbout 256 graduates a year	$56,902	$83,564	$21,500	5th of 10
28	Liberal Arts and General StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$56,778	Not reported	$21,250	1st of 2
29	PhysicsAbout 41 graduates a year	$54,350	$66,489	$23,594	1st of 1
30	Health SciencesAbout 46 graduates a year	$53,988	$69,555	$22,115	1st of 3
31	Environmental EngineeringAbout 16 graduates a year	$53,447	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 1
32	Agricultural BusinessAbout 52 graduates a year	$53,160	$81,821	$21,500	1st of 3
33	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 65 graduates a year	$52,113	Not reported	$20,271	7th of 10
34	Sales and MerchandisingAbout 105 graduates a year	$51,066	$76,798	$20,500	1st of 1
35	Human ResourcesAbout 87 graduates a year	$50,946	$71,653	$19,388	6th of 9
36	Special EducationAbout 24 graduates a year	$49,771	Not reported	$18,387	1st of 5
37	Food ScienceAbout 17 graduates a year	$49,303	$70,228	$21,050	1st of 1
38	EducationGraduates a year not reported	$48,339	Not reported	$18,750	1st of 2
39	ChemistryAbout 69 graduates a year	$47,451	$70,655	$21,158	2nd of 4
40	Other EducationAbout 206 graduates a year	$46,560	$70,349	$19,625	1st of 2
41	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 11 graduates a year	$44,825	$60,625	$21,700	1st of 3
42	Other ArchitectureGraduates a year not reported	$44,302	Not reported	$22,064	1st of 1
43	Other Communication and JournalismAbout 32 graduates a year	$43,969	Not reported	$20,474	1st of 1
44	ForestryAbout 16 graduates a year	$43,842	$63,496	$23,059	1st of 1
45	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 108 graduates a year	$42,462	$61,564	$24,000	1st of 11
46	JournalismAbout 80 graduates a year	$42,450	$67,369	$20,500	1st of 2
47	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 455 graduates a year	$42,339	$66,786	$20,500	3rd of 7
48	ArchitectureAbout 103 graduates a year	$42,029	$66,347	$22,284	2nd of 2
49	CriminologyAbout 125 graduates a year	$41,780	$61,352	$20,500	2nd of 4
50	Political ScienceAbout 201 graduates a year	$40,208	$63,560	$20,465	1st of 15
51	Family and Consumer EconomicsAbout 43 graduates a year	$39,081	$53,715	$19,750	1st of 1
52	SociologyAbout 97 graduates a year	$38,972	$52,443	$20,377	4th of 6
53	Writing and RhetoricAbout 139 graduates a year	$38,407	$57,881	$22,375	2nd of 4
54	GeographyAbout 44 graduates a year	$38,019	$60,883	$20,500	2nd of 3
55	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 80 graduates a year	$37,830	$68,953	$20,500	1st of 3
56	MicrobiologyAbout 21 graduates a year	$37,068	$63,560	$23,685	1st of 1
57	Cell Biology and AnatomyAbout 80 graduates a year	$36,532	$70,722	$23,188	2nd of 2
58	PsychologyAbout 531 graduates a year	$36,294	$57,656	$20,674	11th of 23
59	BiologyAbout 332 graduates a year	$36,136	$70,348	$21,218	11th of 25
60	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 86 graduates a year	$36,050	$62,213	$23,000	5th of 14
61	Parks and RecreationGraduates a year not reported	$35,999	$45,017	$25,369	1st of 2
62	Plant ScienceAbout 29 graduates a year	$35,216	$45,549	$15,391	2nd of 2
63	Animal ScienceAbout 91 graduates a year	$34,073	$59,386	$19,500	2nd of 2
64	Ecology and EvolutionAbout 29 graduates a year	$33,682	$54,829	$24,000	2nd of 3
65	Apparel and TextilesAbout 17 graduates a year	$33,502	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
66	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 150 graduates a year	$33,132	$53,460	$24,250	7th of 10
67	Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender StudiesAbout 14 graduates a year	$33,000	$48,333	$21,964	2nd of 3
68	Nutrition ScienceAbout 52 graduates a year	$32,676	$58,915	$24,586	1st of 2
69	PhilosophyAbout 26 graduates a year	$31,652	$66,564	$21,500	1st of 1
70	Romance LanguagesAbout 72 graduates a year	$31,622	$57,630	$21,000	5th of 6
71	Physiology and PathologyAbout 310 graduates a year	$31,613	$68,815	$22,500	1st of 1
72	DanceAbout 6 graduates a year	$31,597	Not reported	$19,500	1st of 1
73	EnglishAbout 126 graduates a year	$31,258	$48,382	$20,500	4th of 10
74	AnthropologyAbout 33 graduates a year	$31,219	$49,123	$23,375	2nd of 2
75	Experimental PsychologyAbout 111 graduates a year	$31,027	$51,801	$20,625	5th of 5
76	Film and PhotographyAbout 32 graduates a year	$29,958	$44,896	$19,875	1st of 3
77	East Asian LanguagesAbout 46 graduates a year	$29,219	$40,521	$18,463	1st of 2
78	International RelationsAbout 43 graduates a year	$28,596	$55,760	$21,167	1st of 1
79	NeuroscienceAbout 90 graduates a year	$28,441	$70,275	$23,124	3rd of 3
80	Linguistics and Language StudiesAbout 22 graduates a year	$28,340	$55,450	$18,706	1st of 1
81	Urban StudiesAbout 35 graduates a year	$27,966	$55,775	$20,550	1st of 1
82	Fisheries ScienceAbout 2 graduates a year	$26,655	$36,835	$27,000	1st of 1
83	HistoryAbout 94 graduates a year	$26,635	$49,085	$19,500	3rd of 3
84	MusicAbout 18 graduates a year	$25,803	$53,008	$19,500	2nd of 3
85	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 61 graduates a year	$23,203	$57,519	$18,000	1st of 1
86	Teacher EducationAbout 116 graduates a year	$20,608	$56,388	$21,598	24th of 24
87	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 58 graduates a year	$20,192	$42,480	$23,956	7th of 8
88	TheatreAbout 41 graduates a year	$19,982	$33,470	$23,250	4th 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.

All 3 certificate programs, ranked

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. 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	Business AdministrationAbout 30 graduates a year	$55,995	$73,466	$20,984	2nd of 2
2	Human ResourcesAbout 59 graduates a year	$48,970	$69,166	$21,532	1st of 1
3	ESL TeachingAbout 32 graduates a year	$23,288	$45,807	$19,000	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Computer Engineering$85,672
Computer Science$82,861
Electrical Engineering$79,808
Biomedical Engineering$76,184
Construction Management$75,705

Lowest median debt

Plant Science$15,391
Electrical Engineering$17,998
Communication Sciences and Disorders$18,000
Special Education$18,387
East Asian Languages$18,463

Largest programs

Computer ScienceAbout 612 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 531 graduates a year
Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 455 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 339 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 332 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Engineering graduates earn a median of $85,672 in their first year, the most of 88 University of Minnesota 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