Best Accounting Colleges in Minnesota (2026)
Updated
Part of Best Business Colleges in Minnesota
This page ranks the 22 colleges in Minnesota that offer an Accounting program, ordered by the median earnings of Accounting graduates four years after completing. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities leads the list and also ranks 107th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Of the 22 schools, 9 are public and 13 are private nonprofit. Saint Mary's University of Minnesota reports the lowest average net price on the page at $11,704.
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities posts the highest six-year completion rate, graduating 85% of its students within six years.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Median Accounting Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN | $96,109 | $16,778 | $6,642 | 79.8% |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities posts a six-year completion rate of 85% and an average net price of $16,778. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Finance and Financial Management Services (328 graduates), Marketing (210 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (140 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Finance and Financial Management Services ($98,279), Accounting and Related Services ($96,109), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($90,284) | |||||
| 2 | Gustavus Adolphus College · Saint Peter, MN | $95,200 | $22,900 | $12,015 | 61.0% |
| Gustavus Adolphus College, a private nonprofit college in Saint Peter, admits 61% of applicants and reports an average net price of $22,900. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business/Commerce, General (43 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (23 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($95,200), Business/Commerce, General ($79,260) | |||||
| 3 | University of St Thomas · Saint Paul, MN | $91,587 | $29,155 | $28,131 | 85.4% |
| University of St Thomas carries an average net price of $29,155 and an admission rate of 85%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (181 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (175 graduates), Marketing (141 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods ($108,187), Finance and Financial Management Services ($93,720), Accounting and Related Services ($91,587) | |||||
| 4 | College of Saint Benedict · Saint Joseph, MN | $87,159 | $26,640 | $12,981 | 91.5% |
| College of Saint Benedict reports a six-year completion rate of 77% and an average net price of $12,981 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (22 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (13 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($87,159), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($78,901) | |||||
| 5 | Bethel University · Saint Paul, MN | $85,036 | $28,556 | $22,218 | 87.8% |
| Bethel University admits 88% of applicants and graduates 71% of its students within six years. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (111 graduates), Human Resources Management and Services (13 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (7 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Human Resources Management and Services ($101,195), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($77,059) | |||||
| 6 | Augsburg University · Minneapolis, MN | $83,185 | $23,873 | $21,318 | 82.0% |
| Augsburg University ranks 361st on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports an average net price of $23,873. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Marketing (35 graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (34 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (26 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($83,185), Finance and Financial Management Services ($79,809), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($72,706) | |||||
| 7 | Concordia College at Moorhead · Moorhead, MN | $82,771 | $24,902 | $20,950 | 62.7% |
| Concordia College at Moorhead posts a six-year completion rate of 61% and an average net price of $20,950 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (49 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (20 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (13 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($82,771), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($63,910) | |||||
| 8 | Saint Johns University · Collegeville, MN | $80,872 | $25,672 | $10,354 | 90.6% |
| Saint Johns University admits 91% of applicants and reports an average net price of $25,672. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (60 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (49 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($80,872), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($74,762) | |||||
| 9 | University of Northwestern-St Paul · Saint Paul, MN | $77,128 | $27,705 | $26,696 | 93.5% |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul graduates 68% of its students within six years and carries an average net price of $27,705. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (34 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (21 graduates), Marketing (19 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Business Administration, Management and Operations ($68,086), Marketing ($63,653) | |||||
| 10 | Saint Cloud State University · Saint Cloud, MN | $76,080 | $13,529 | $8,909 | 94.8% |
| Saint Cloud State University, a public university in Saint Cloud, reports a six-year completion rate of 40% and an average net price of $8,909 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Finance and Financial Management Services (94 graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (59 graduates), Marketing (51 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($76,080), Marketing ($74,847), Finance and Financial Management Services ($70,259) | |||||
| 11 | St Catherine University · Saint Paul, MN | $75,526 | $19,764 | $17,890 | 91.9% |
| St Catherine University admits 92% of applicants and reports an average net price of $19,764. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (23 graduates), Marketing (14 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (6 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Business Administration, Management and Operations ($67,876) | |||||
| 12 | University of Minnesota-Duluth · Duluth, MN | $74,360 | $18,743 | $7,256 | 88.8% |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth posts a six-year completion rate of 65% and an average net price of $7,256 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Marketing (122 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (117 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (57 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($74,360), Marketing ($74,079), Finance and Financial Management Services ($73,979) | |||||
| 13 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota · Winona, MN | $73,887 | $11,704 | $16,182 | 92.8% |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, a private nonprofit university in Winona, reports an average net price of $11,704, the lowest among the 22 schools on this list. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (49 graduates), Marketing (21 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (16 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Marketing ($76,285), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($74,942), Accounting and Related Services ($73,887) | |||||
| 14 | Minnesota State University-Mankato · Mankato, MN | $73,726 | $19,139 | $12,339 | 88.4% |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato admits 88% of applicants and posts a six-year completion rate of 54%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (148 graduates), Marketing (117 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (104 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Construction Management ($102,090), Finance and Financial Management Services ($74,852), Accounting and Related Services ($73,726) | |||||
| 15 | Winona State University · Winona, MN | $72,768 | $17,503 | $10,224 | 75.5% |
| With a six-year completion rate of 57%, Winona State University ranks 15th on this page and carries an average net price of $10,224 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (108 graduates), Marketing (46 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (33 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Finance and Financial Management Services ($75,807), Accounting and Related Services ($72,768), Marketing ($70,203) | |||||
| 16 | Bemidji State University · Bemidji, MN | $72,153 | $15,261 | $10,073 | 56.0% |
| Bemidji State University is the most selective school on the list, admitting 56% of applicants, and reports an average net price of $15,261. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (168 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (56 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($72,153), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($64,086) | |||||
| 17 | Concordia University-Saint Paul · Saint Paul, MN | $70,669 | $18,462 | $16,406 | 78.9% |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul ranks 477th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and graduates 46% of its students within six years. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (110 graduates), Human Resources Management and Services (29 graduates), Marketing (29 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Human Resources Management and Services ($79,708), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($77,037), Marketing ($76,183) | |||||
| 18 | The College of Saint Scholastica · Duluth, MN | $69,762 | $27,846 | $14,433 | 93.0% |
| The College of Saint Scholastica posts a six-year completion rate of 71% and an average net price of $14,433 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (43 graduates), Human Resources Management and Services (17 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (15 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($69,762), Marketing ($65,512), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($65,192) | |||||
| 19 | University of Minnesota-Crookston · Crookston, MN | $65,921 | $12,212 | $5,758 | 87.9% |
| University of Minnesota-Crookston reports an average net price of $5,758 for families earning under $30,000 and ranks 769th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (74 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (57 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (36 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Business Administration, Management and Operations ($93,969), Accounting and Related Services ($65,921) | |||||
| 20 | Minnesota State University Moorhead · Moorhead, MN | $65,476 | $17,997 | $11,129 | 58.8% |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead admits 59% of applicants and ranks 715th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (141 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (29 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (27 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Construction Management ($93,431), Finance and Financial Management Services ($67,054), Accounting and Related Services ($65,476) | |||||
| 21 | Hamline University · Saint Paul, MN | $57,860 | $20,744 | $15,371 | 87.6% |
| Hamline University, a private nonprofit university in Saint Paul, graduates 60% of its students within six years and reports an average net price of $20,744. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Marketing (24 graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (23 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (18 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Business Administration, Management and Operations ($72,945) | |||||
| 22 | Southwest Minnesota State University · Marshall, MN | $47,729 | $15,291 | $10,559 | 62.2% |
| Southwest Minnesota State University ranks 1045th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and posts a six-year completion rate of 45%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (45 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (11 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (10 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Finance and Financial Management Services ($59,824), Marketing ($58,574), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($55,559) | |||||
How this list is ordered
Schools are ordered by the median earnings of their Accounting graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only schools with a reported Accounting earnings cohort in Minnesota appear. The figure captures graduates who were working and not enrolled four years after completing the program. It does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or the characteristics of the students who enroll, and it is not a measure of teaching quality.