University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN · Public · Graduate degree-granting

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a public institution, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. With 31,855 students, it is a large institution. Graduates earn a median of $69,020 ten years after enrollment, which is 69% above the national median of $40,747. Regarding student success, the graduation rate is 85.0%. Mmedian graduate debt is $19,500, yielding an earnings-to-debt ratio of 3.54x. The average net price after financial aid is $16,778 per year. The most popular programs include Computer Science, Psychology, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other, Business Administration & Management, and Finance.

Key Outcomes

Median Earnings (10yr)

$69,020

Graduation Rate

85.0%

Median Debt

$19,500

Average Net Price

$16,778

Earnings-to-Cost Ratio

1.03x

Earnings-to-Debt Ratio

3.54x

Admissions & Enrollment

Total Enrollment

31,855

Admission Rate

79.8%

Average SAT

1362

Retention Rate

91.1%

Cost

In-State Tuition

$17,214

Out-of-State Tuition

$38,362

Pell Grant Rate

17.6%

Federal Loan Rate

28.3%

Net Cost by Family Income

Income $0–$30K

$6,642

Income $30K–$48K

$7,283

Income $48K–$75K

$9,931

Income $110K+

$27,008

Student Demographics

Women

55.9%

White

56.8%

Black

9.9%

Hispanic

6.5%

Asian

13.4%

Two or More Races

5.1%

Student Loan Performance

Repayment Rate (3yr)

74.7%

Accreditations

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics — Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics, Didactic Program in Dietetics (Accredited)
Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education — Nurse Midwifery (MIDWF) - Basic certificate and graduate nurse-midwifery education programs for registered nurses (Accredited)
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education — Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs (Accredited)
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education — Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) - Clinical training programs at the master's, doctoral, and postgraduate levels (Accredited)
American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar — Law (LAW) - Professional schools (Accredited)
American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation — Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees (Accredited)
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation — Dental Hygiene (DH), Endodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS), Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, Pediatric Dentistry, Periodontics, Prosthodontics (including maxillofacial prosthetics and combined prosthodontics/maxillofacial prosthetics), Orofacial Pain, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Fellowship (Accredited)
American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education — Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree, Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree (Accredited)
American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education — Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist (Accredited)
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation — Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs, Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs, Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs, School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs (Accredited)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology — Audiology (AUD) - Graduate degree programs, Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs, Clinical doctoral program in Audiology (Accredited)
American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education — Veterinary Medicine (VET) - Programs leading to a D.V.M. or D.M.V. degree (Accredited)
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education — Health Services Administration (HSA) - Graduate programs in health services administration (Accredited)
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education — Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels, Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels, Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels (Accredited)
Commission on English Language Program Accreditation — English Language (Accredited)
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs — Nurse Anesthesia (ANEST) - Institutions and programs at the master's degree, post master's certificate or doctoral degree levels (Accredited)
Council on Education for Public Health — Public Health (PHG) - Graduate level school of public health, Public Health (PHBG) - Baccalaureate and Graduate level school of public health (Accredited)
Higher Learning Commission — Institutional Accreditation (Accredited)
Liaison Committee on Medical Education — Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree (Accredited)
National Association of Schools of Dance, Commission on Accreditation — Dance (DANCE) (Accredited)
National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation — Music (MUS) (Accredited)
National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation — Theatre (THEA) (Accredited)
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education — Teacher Education (TED) - Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools (Accredited)

Programs (346)

Bachelor (106)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Computer Science	$111,661	612
Psychology	$58,449	531
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$60,270	455
Finance	$98,279	339
Biology	$63,132	332
Physiology	$64,629	310
Economics	$82,488	256
Marketing	$86,246	239
Education, Other	$67,795	206
Political Science	$65,487	201
Public Relations	Not reported	197
Mechanical Engineering	$90,061	187
Computer Systems Analysis	$104,839	161
Mathematics	$81,864	151
Natural Resources Conservation	$56,916	150
Rhetoric & Composition	$60,415	139
Registered Nursing	$82,960	136
English Language & Literature	$47,873	126
Criminology	$59,022	125
Teacher Education	$53,276	116
Business Administration & Management	$90,284	113
Clinical Psychology	$50,098	111
Accounting	$96,109	111
Design & Applied Arts	$62,414	108
Chemical Engineering	$92,946	106
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$68,903	105
Architecture	$62,246	103
Sociology	$56,690	97
History	$54,659	94
Animal Sciences	$51,271	91
Neuroscience	$59,568	90
Human Resources Management	$74,358	87
Sports & Fitness	$60,931	86
Biomedical Engineering	$97,611	81
Computer Engineering	$119,781	81
Journalism	$66,799	80
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	$67,783	80
Cell Biology	$65,497	80
Romance Languages	$53,276	72
Industrial Engineering	$92,241	71
Aerospace Engineering	$92,422	70
Chemistry	$71,620	69
Health Services Administration	$72,862	65
Statistics	$80,993	63
Communication Disorders	$60,312	61
Fine Arts	$44,850	58
Agricultural Business	$69,498	52
Electrical Engineering	$97,575	52
Nutrition Sciences	$59,054	52
Civil Engineering	$82,281	51
East Asian Languages	$42,569	46
Health Services	$74,079	46
Geography	$53,666	44
Computer Systems Networking	$100,554	43
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	$53,055	43
International Relations	$56,257	43
Physics	$80,025	41
Drama & Theater Arts	$43,055	41
Agricultural Engineering	$82,946	36
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	$77,420	35
Urban Studies/Affairs	$62,807	35
Anthropology	$48,010	33
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	$74,597	32
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	$47,707	32
Plant Sciences	$52,707	29
Ecology	$50,106	29
Materials Engineering	$83,945	28
Philosophy	$53,189	26
Dental Support Services	$76,078	26
Construction Management	$91,947	26
Special Education	$58,675	24
International Business	$108,566	23
Linguistics	$46,081	22
Microbiology	$68,398	21
Music	$42,232	18
Food Science & Technology	$70,705	17
Apparel and Textiles	$59,879	17
Environmental Geosciences	Not reported	17
Astronomy	Not reported	17
Forestry	$58,651	16
Environmental Engineering	$74,252	16
Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature	Not reported	15
Clinical Laboratory Science	$84,678	15
Ethnic & Gender Studies	$49,305	14
Communications	Not reported	14
Insurance	Not reported	13
Foods, Nutrition & Wellness	Not reported	12
Data Science	Not reported	12
Geological Sciences	$60,715	11
Secondary Education	$54,799	10
Environmental Design	Not reported	9
Botany	Not reported	9
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	Not reported	7
Germanic Languages	$42,989	7
Dance	$48,069	6
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	$103,666	5
American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Not reported	3
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Not reported	3
Religion	Not reported	3
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	$41,934	2
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	$53,854	0
Architecture and Related Services, Other	$64,652	Not reported
Education	$66,093	Not reported
Engineering	$86,148	Not reported
Liberal Arts & Sciences	$70,788	Not reported
Business	$84,516	Not reported

Master (97)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Business Administration & Management	$162,817	424
Teacher Education	$58,755	208
Data Analytics	Not reported	194
Public Health	$88,156	171
Social Work	$68,679	104
Computer Science	Not reported	98
Public Policy Analysis	$80,100	87
Registered Nursing	$78,778	81
Human Resources Management	$121,475	80
Health Services Administration	$125,454	68
Electrical Engineering	Not reported	62
Cognitive Psychology	$63,013	61
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$138,394	53
Biomedical Engineering	$112,691	52
Ecology	$84,522	51
Mechanical Engineering	$112,217	48
Architectural Technology	Not reported	47
Clinical Psychology	Not reported	47
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	$139,772	44
Accounting	$111,508	43
City & Regional Planning	$74,818	40
Mental Health Services	$75,444	37
Applied Mathematics	$123,369	36
Sports & Fitness	$63,769	34
Chemistry	Not reported	33
Communication Disorders	$68,652	32
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$75,191	31
Legal Studies	Not reported	30
Curriculum & Instruction	$82,925	28
Secondary Education	$52,392	28
Industrial Engineering	Not reported	28
Taxation	Not reported	27
Public Administration	$97,311	26
Plant Sciences	Not reported	25
Economics	Not reported	25
Civil Engineering	Not reported	23
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	$97,787	23
Geological Sciences	Not reported	22
Chemical Engineering	Not reported	21
Engineering, Other	$141,008	21
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Not reported	20
Mathematics	Not reported	19
Statistics	Not reported	19
Materials Engineering	Not reported	18
Public Relations	Not reported	17
Aerospace Engineering	Not reported	17
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other	Not reported	17
Music	$47,890	17
Data Science	Not reported	16
Geography	Not reported	15
Education, Other	$66,492	14
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Not reported	14
Sustainability Studies	Not reported	13
Physics	Not reported	13
Special Education	$62,786	12
Computer Engineering	$161,999	12
Biology	Not reported	12
Design & Applied Arts	Not reported	12
Natural Resources Conservation	$83,567	11
Engineering-Related Fields	Not reported	11
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Not reported	11
Pharmacology	Not reported	10
Psychology	Not reported	10
Nutrition Sciences	Not reported	9
Fine Arts	Not reported	9
Pharmacy	Not reported	9
Agricultural Engineering	Not reported	8
Dental Support Services	Not reported	8
Clinical Laboratory Science	Not reported	8
Physiology	Not reported	7
Sociology	Not reported	7
Marketing	Not reported	7
Food Science & Technology	Not reported	6
Soil Sciences	Not reported	6
Communications	Not reported	6
Rhetoric & Composition	Not reported	6
Human Computer Interaction	Not reported	6
Animal Sciences	Not reported	5
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Not reported	5
Historic Preservation	Not reported	5
Arts & Entertainment Management	Not reported	5
English Language & Literature	Not reported	4
Cell Biology	Not reported	4
Cognitive Science	Not reported	4
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Not reported	3
Area Studies	Not reported	3
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	Not reported	3
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Not reported	3
Botany	Not reported	3
Zoology	Not reported	3
Philosophy	Not reported	3
Political Science	Not reported	3
History	Not reported	3
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	$66,765	1
Architecture	$72,487	0
Landscape Architecture	$64,090	0
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	$167,446	Not reported

Doctoral (60)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Chemistry	Not reported	48
Clinical Psychology	Not reported	33
Electrical Engineering	Not reported	30
Educational Administration	$95,016	29
Music	Not reported	29
Curriculum & Instruction	Not reported	28
Mechanical Engineering	Not reported	28
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Not reported	24
Physics	Not reported	24
Chemical Engineering	Not reported	20
Economics	Not reported	18
Computer Science	Not reported	17
Biomedical Engineering	Not reported	17
Ecology	Not reported	17
Natural Resources Conservation	Not reported	16
Botany	Not reported	16
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	Not reported	16
Cognitive Psychology	Not reported	16
English Language & Literature	Not reported	15
Pharmacy	Not reported	15
Business Administration & Management	Not reported	15
Mathematics	Not reported	14
Neuroscience	Not reported	13
Materials Engineering	Not reported	12
Biology	Not reported	12
Microbiology	Not reported	11
Pharmacology	Not reported	11
Public Health	Not reported	10
Aerospace Engineering	Not reported	9
Civil Engineering	Not reported	9
Statistics	Not reported	9
Geological Sciences	Not reported	9
Anthropology	Not reported	9
Health Services Administration	Not reported	8
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	Not reported	7
Political Science	Not reported	7
Sociology	Not reported	7
History	Not reported	7
Plant Sciences	Not reported	6
Zoology	Not reported	6
Physiology	Not reported	6
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	$84,193	6
Animal Sciences	Not reported	5
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Not reported	5
Industrial Engineering	Not reported	5
Rhetoric & Composition	Not reported	5
Public Administration	Not reported	5
Design & Applied Arts	Not reported	5
Soil Sciences	Not reported	4
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Not reported	4
Romance Languages	Not reported	4
Nutrition Sciences	Not reported	4
Human Computer Interaction	Not reported	4
Philosophy	Not reported	4
Geography	Not reported	4
Registered Nursing	$128,612	4
Area Studies	Not reported	3
Communications	Not reported	3
Agricultural Engineering	Not reported	3
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	Not reported	3

First Professional (9)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Medicine	$141,568	220
Law	$117,872	205
Pharmacy	$146,303	153
Dentistry	$185,225	124
Registered Nursing	Not reported	114
Veterinary Medicine	$121,905	105
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	Not reported	104
Business Administration & Management	Not reported	19
Communication Disorders	Not reported	7

Post-bachelor's Certificate (2)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Bilingual Education	$74,722	Not reported
Special Education	$73,851	Not reported

Graduate Certificate (15)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Educational Administration	Not reported	27
Public Health	Not reported	25
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Not reported	23
Special Education	Not reported	21
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Not reported	18
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Not reported	17
Health Services Administration	Not reported	17
Teacher Education	Not reported	10
Public Administration	Not reported	9
Cognitive Psychology	Not reported	8
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Not reported	7
Business Administration & Management	Not reported	6
Marketing	Not reported	6
Public Relations	Not reported	3
Taxation	Not reported	3

Undergraduate Certificate (10)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Human Resources Management	$72,961	59
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	$51,053	32
Business Administration & Management	$76,515	30
Secondary Education	Not reported	18
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Not reported	17
Special Education	Not reported	16
Publishing	Not reported	9
Romance Languages	Not reported	5
Clinical Laboratory Science	Not reported	5
Construction Management	Not reported	3

Show 47 additional programs with limited data

Program	Level	Completers
Agriculture	Graduate Certificate	2
Food Science & Technology	Doctoral	2
Area Studies	Bachelor	2
Ethnic & Gender Studies	Doctoral	2
Bilingual Education	Graduate Certificate	2
Educational Assessment	Graduate Certificate	2
Educational Media	Graduate Certificate	2
Linguistics	Master	2
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor	2
Romance Languages	Master	2
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Doctoral	2
Microbiology	Master	2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Doctoral	2
Cognitive Science	Doctoral	2
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	Graduate Certificate	2
Astronomy	Doctoral	2
Social Work	Doctoral	2
Drama & Theater Arts	Master	2
Fine Arts	Doctoral	2
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	Bachelor	2
Animal Sciences	Graduate Certificate	1
Ethnic & Gender Studies	Master	1
Computer Systems Networking	Undergraduate Certificate	1
Secondary Education	Graduate Certificate	1
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	Master	1
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral	1
Liberal Arts & Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate	1
Zoology	Bachelor	1
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	Graduate Certificate	1
Neuroscience	Master	1
Applied Mathematics	Graduate Certificate	1
Data Science	Graduate Certificate	1
Data Analytics	Graduate Certificate	1
Astronomy	Master	1
Public Policy Analysis	Graduate Certificate	1
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Graduate Certificate	1
Anthropology	Master	1
Drama & Theater Arts	Doctoral	1
Communication Disorders	Doctoral	1
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Doctoral	1
Health Services Administration	Undergraduate Certificate	1
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Master	1
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Graduate Certificate	1
Mental Health Services	Graduate Certificate	1
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support	Graduate Certificate	1
Bioethics & Medical Ethics	Master	1
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate	1