Which Minnesota marketing program has the lowest debt?

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota reports the lowest median federal debt, $18,735, with first-year pay of $55,158.

How much do marketing graduates earn in Minnesota?

The median across 17 Minnesota marketing bachelor's programs is $49,439 in the first year after graduating and $65,966 five years after.

How many marketing bachelor's programs are in Minnesota?

17 Minnesota programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 17 of them also report federal debt.

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

17 programs report first-year pay
17 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Marketing

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Minnesota marketing bachelor's program pays its graduates $49,439 in their first year, $4,872 more than the national median. University of Minnesota reports the highest first-year pay ($59,609), and Saint Mary's University of Minnesota the lowest median debt ($18,735).

Median first-year pay$49,439National $44,567

Median pay after 5 years$65,966National $64,125

Median federal debt$25,000National $24,250

Debt-to-earnings51%National 53%

All 17 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	$59,609	$90,462	$22,750	38%
2	Capella UniversityMinneapolis · private for-profit	$55,495	$70,182	$45,406	82%
3	Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona · private nonprofit	$55,158	$67,180	$18,735	34%
4	University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth · public	$53,800	$74,486	$25,000	46%
5	College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth · private nonprofit	$52,732	$63,886	$25,000	47%
6	University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul · private nonprofit	$51,013	$53,351	$19,056	37%
7	University of St Thomas (Minnesota)Saint Paul · private nonprofit	$50,563	$76,644	$27,000	53%
8	North Central UniversityMinneapolis · private nonprofit	$49,715	Not reported	$21,500	43%
9	Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul · public	$49,439	$61,040	$27,000	55%
10	Winona StateWinona · public	$49,340	$63,079	$25,000	51%
11	Southwest Minnesota StateMarshall · public	$48,939	$54,828	$23,425	48%
12	Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul · private nonprofit	$48,007	$61,078	$26,500	55%
13	Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis · private nonprofit	$47,563	$68,931	$25,000	53%
14	Saint Cloud StateSaint Cloud · public	$47,453	$64,751	$23,450	49%
15	Minnesota State MankatoMankato · public	$44,780	$72,946	$25,000	56%
16	University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston · public	$44,555	Not reported	$22,587	51%
17	Rasmussen UniversitySt. Cloud · private for-profit	$41,377	$61,087	$37,530	91%

Debt and first-year pay at every Minnesota marketing 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 17 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

University of Minnesota$59,609
Capella University$55,495
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota$55,158
University of Minnesota-Duluth$53,800
College of Saint Scholastica$52,732

Lowest median debt

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota$18,735
University of Northwestern-St Paul$19,056
North Central University$21,500
University of Minnesota-Crookston$22,587
University of Minnesota$22,750

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

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

$87,510

Median pay in Minnesota. 21,280 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 82,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $50,400Top 10%: $143,180

Sales Managers

$151,670

Median pay in Minnesota. 11,240 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 47,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $79,900Top 10%: $258,460

Marketing Managers

$173,300

Median pay in Minnesota. 8,500 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 34,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $103,160Top 10%: $303,350

Web and Digital Interface Designers

$82,650

Median pay in Minnesota. 1,520 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $47,190Top 10%: $133,710

Common questions

University of Minnesota in Minneapolis reports the highest median first-year pay, $59,609. Its median federal debt is $22,750.

Marketing (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked471 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 marketing 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