Which Minnesota finance program has the lowest debt?

University of Minnesota reports the lowest median federal debt, $21,500, with first-year pay of $69,094.

How much do finance graduates earn in Minnesota?

The median across 15 Minnesota finance bachelor's programs is $52,188 in the first year after graduating and $73,225 five years after.

How many finance bachelor's programs are in Minnesota?

15 Minnesota programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 14 of them also report federal debt.

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

15 programs report first-year pay
14 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Finance and Financial Management Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Minnesota finance bachelor's program pays its graduates $52,188 in their first year, $1,185 less than the national median. University of Minnesota reports the highest first-year pay ($69,094), and University of Minnesota the lowest median debt ($21,500).

Median first-year pay$52,188National $53,373

Median pay after 5 years$73,225National $77,457

Median federal debt$24,242National $23,250

Debt-to-earnings46%National 44%

All 15 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	$69,094	$102,887	$21,500	31%
2	University of St Thomas (Minnesota)Saint Paul · private nonprofit	$66,006	$94,691	$26,250	40%
3	Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis · private nonprofit	$63,598	$73,381	$27,000	42%
4	Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead · private nonprofit	$59,104	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
5	Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona · private nonprofit	$58,451	Not reported	$27,000	46%
6	College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth · private nonprofit	$52,677	Not reported	$23,000	44%
7	Saint Cloud StateSaint Cloud · public	$52,502	$68,815	$24,250	46%
8	Winona StateWinona · public	$52,188	$79,334	$23,167	44%
9	University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth · public	$51,953	$81,046	$23,750	46%
10	Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul · public	$51,544	$62,374	$31,000	60%
11	Minnesota State MankatoMankato · public	$51,248	$79,469	$24,233	47%
12	University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston · public	$48,276	Not reported	$24,808	51%
13	Minnesota State MoorheadMoorhead · public	$48,121	$57,924	$22,300	46%
14	Rasmussen UniversitySt. Cloud · private for-profit	$47,744	$64,173	$31,000	65%
15	Southwest Minnesota StateMarshall · public	$47,734	$62,403	$22,900	48%

Concordia College at Moorhead reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Minnesota finance 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 14 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

University of Minnesota$69,094
University of St Thomas (Minnesota)$66,006
Augsburg University$63,598
Concordia College at Moorhead$59,104
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota$58,451

Lowest median debt

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 finance, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

General and Operations Managers

$99,340

Median pay in Minnesota. 72,860 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 285,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $46,960Top 10%: $209,970

Financial Managers

$163,410

Median pay in Minnesota. 16,680 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 65,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $99,250Top 10%: $277,680

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

$83,350

Median pay in Minnesota. 8,820 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 35,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $50,600Top 10%: $320,440

Financial and Investment Analysts

$102,990

Median pay in Minnesota. 7,450 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $65,290Top 10%: $161,580

Common questions

University of Minnesota in Minneapolis reports the highest median first-year pay, $69,094. Its median federal debt is $21,500.

Finance (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked407 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 finance 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