Which Minnesota human resources program has the lowest debt?

University of Minnesota reports the lowest median federal debt, $19,388, with first-year pay of $50,946.

How much do human resources graduates earn in Minnesota?

The median across 9 Minnesota human resources bachelor's programs is $52,667 in the first year after graduating and $66,092 five years after.

How many human resources bachelor's programs are in Minnesota?

9 Minnesota programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 9 of them also report federal debt.

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

9 programs report first-year pay
9 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Human Resources Management and Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Minnesota human resources bachelor's program pays its graduates $52,667 in their first year, $2,284 more than the national median. Bethel University (Minnesota) reports the highest first-year pay ($76,000), and University of Minnesota the lowest median debt ($19,388).

Median first-year pay$52,667National $50,383

Median pay after 5 years$66,092National $65,232

Median federal debt$29,293National $26,442

Debt-to-earnings46%National 53%

All 9 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	Bethel University (Minnesota)Saint Paul · private nonprofit	$76,000	$89,709	$29,919	39%
2	Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul · private nonprofit	$65,730	$66,062	$28,666	44%
3	Capella UniversityMinneapolis · private for-profit	$64,834	$66,122	$36,121	56%
4	Rasmussen UniversitySt. Cloud · private for-profit	$56,465	$64,654	$38,233	68%
5	University of St Thomas (Minnesota)Saint Paul · private nonprofit	$52,667	$75,925	$23,750	45%
6	University of MinnesotaMinneapolis · public	$50,946	$71,653	$19,388	38%
7	Winona StateWinona · public	$50,241	$65,075	$23,250	46%
8	Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul · public	$48,999	$64,963	$34,516	70%
9	Minnesota State MankatoMankato · public	$46,691	Not reported	$27,312	58%

One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Minnesota human resources 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 9 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Bethel University (Minnesota)$76,000
Concordia University-Saint Paul$65,730
Capella University$64,834
Rasmussen University$56,465
University of St Thomas (Minnesota)$52,667

Lowest median debt

University of Minnesota$19,388
Winona State$23,250
University of St Thomas (Minnesota)$23,750
Minnesota State Mankato$27,312
Concordia University-Saint Paul$28,666

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

Human Resources Specialists

$78,760

Median pay in Minnesota. 17,240 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 73,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $50,330Top 10%: $127,060

Training and Development Specialists

$76,710

Median pay in Minnesota. 9,650 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 11% from 2025 to 2035, with about 46,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $50,470Top 10%: $124,630

Compliance Officers

$85,920

Median pay in Minnesota. 6,140 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $55,830Top 10%: $134,040

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

$64,600

Median pay in Minnesota. 4,200 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 27,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $47,870Top 10%: $94,100

Common questions

Bethel University (Minnesota) in Saint Paul reports the highest median first-year pay, $76,000. Its median federal debt is $29,919.

Human Resources (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked151 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 human resources 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