How much money do University of Minnesota Twin Cities graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $44,700 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $58,200 on average.
In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for Minnesota graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Computer Engineering with a median starting salary of $71,000 followed by Computer Systems Analysis paying $69,200 and Computer Science graduates who have a median starting income of $69,200 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Dentistry (First Professional Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $132,300 followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $103,400 and Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) who earn $103,300 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for University of Minnesota Twin Cities graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.
| Major | Earnings |
|---|---|
| Dentistry (First Professional Degree) | $132,300 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $103,400 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) | $103,300 |
| Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $71,000 |
| Veterinary Medicine (First Professional Degree) | $69,700 |
| Computer Systems Analysis (Bachelor’s Degree) | $69,200 |
| Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) | $69,200 |
| Public Health (Master's Degree) | $68,000 |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (Bachelor’s Degree) | $67,800 |
| Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $67,200 |
| Industrial Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $66,900 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $66,700 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $66,100 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $65,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $62,300 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $60,700 |
| Agricultural Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $60,600 |
| Materials Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $59,800 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $59,700 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) | $59,600 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Bachelor’s Degree) | $59,300 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $59,100 |
| Law (First Professional Degree) | $58,700 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $58,100 |
| Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $57,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $56,500 |
| Medicine (First Professional Degree) | $55,600 |
| Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $54,800 |
| Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $54,100 |
| Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $50,000 |
| Social Work (Master's Degree) | $49,900 |
| Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $49,700 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $49,700 |
| Statistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $48,300 |
| Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $45,900 |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science (Bachelor’s Degree) | $45,300 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) | $44,400 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $44,400 |
| Human Resources Management and Services (Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma) | $44,200 |
| Food Science and Technology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $42,500 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $42,100 |
| Forestry (Bachelor’s Degree) | $41,900 |
| Education, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $40,900 |
| Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $40,200 |
| Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) | $40,100 |
| Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,800 |
| Physics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,600 |
| Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,200 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,400 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,800 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,700 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,400 |
| Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,400 |
| Animal Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,000 |
| Criminology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,900 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,800 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,100 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,800 |
| Geography and Cartography (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,800 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,600 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,500 |
| Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,500 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,400 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,200 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,500 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,500 |
| Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,200 |
| Nutrition Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,900 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,800 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,900 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,600 |
| English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,200 |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,000 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,300 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,100 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,700 |
| Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,000 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,600 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,200 |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,600 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma) | $22,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) | $20,600 |
| Plant Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $20,300 |
| Philosophy (Bachelor’s Degree) | $19,900 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $19,400 |
| Music (Bachelor’s Degree) | $17,300 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=174066 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for University of Minnesota Twin Cities.