Which Minnesota electrical engineering program has the lowest debt?

University of Minnesota reports the lowest median federal debt, $17,998, with first-year pay of $79,808.

How much do electrical engineering graduates earn in Minnesota?

The median across 5 Minnesota electrical engineering bachelor's programs is $71,676 in the first year after graduating and $98,087 five years after.

How many electrical engineering bachelor's programs are in Minnesota?

5 Minnesota programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

Electrical Engineering (Bachelor's) Programs in Minnesota, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

5 programs report first-year pay
5 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Minnesota electrical engineering bachelor's program pays its graduates $71,676 in their first year, $6,252 less than the national median. University of Minnesota reports the highest first-year pay ($79,808), and University of Minnesota the lowest median debt ($17,998).

Median first-year pay$71,676National $77,928

Median pay after 5 years$98,087National $99,155

Median federal debt$27,000National $25,000

Debt-to-earnings40%National 32%

All 5 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	University of MinnesotaMinneapolis · public	$79,808	$96,638	$17,998	23%
2	University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth · public	$74,197	$89,756	$26,471	36%
3	Minnesota State MankatoMankato · public	$71,676	Not reported	$28,500	40%
4	Saint Cloud StateSaint Cloud · public	$69,943	$99,535	$30,088	43%
5	University of St Thomas (Minnesota)Saint Paul · private nonprofit	$67,043	$104,912	$27,000	40%

Debt and first-year pay at every Minnesota electrical engineering program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Minnesota medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

University of Minnesota$79,808
University of Minnesota-Duluth$74,197
Minnesota State Mankato$71,676
Saint Cloud State$69,943
University of St Thomas (Minnesota)$67,043

Lowest median debt

University of Minnesota$17,998
University of Minnesota-Duluth$26,471
University of St Thomas (Minnesota)$27,000
Minnesota State Mankato$28,500
Saint Cloud State$30,088

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to electrical engineering, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Architectural and Engineering Managers

$172,130

Median pay in Minnesota. 4,580 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 14,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $128,430Top 10%: $223,540

Electrical Engineers

$109,510

Median pay in Minnesota. 3,150 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $78,750Top 10%: $167,030

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

$112,390

Median pay in Minnesota. 1,200 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $80,020Top 10%: $179,940

Computer Hardware Engineers

$134,300

Median pay in Minnesota. 770 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $84,770Top 10%: $176,340

Common questions

University of Minnesota in Minneapolis reports the highest median first-year pay, $79,808. Its median federal debt is $17,998.

Electrical Engineering (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked247 programs by pay and debt

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.
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.
Medians are across the electrical engineering bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024