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Salaries by Major at University of Minnesota Twin Cities

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.

Median first-year earnings for University of Minnesota Twin Cities graduates ranked by degree type and major
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.