Best Business Colleges for Social Mobility in Minnesota
Updated
This page ranks the 5 Business schools in Minnesota that clear a mobility threshold. Schools first had to sit at or above the 60th percentile on Azimuth's mobility pillar; those that qualified are ordered by the school's median earnings of all students ten years after entry, highest first, as set out on Azimuth's methodology page.
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities ranks 1st on this list, with median earnings of $69,020 for all students ten years after entry. Across the five schools, the median earnings of all students ten years after entry ranges from $69,020 to $56,922, with a median of $62,616.
The list is 80% public, with 4 public institutions and 1 private nonprofit school. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities posts the lowest average net price at $16,778.
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities also ranks 96th percentile on Azimuth's mobility index among the 1,467 public and private nonprofit four-year institutions Azimuth ranks nationally.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Median earnings, 10 years after entry | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Pell share | Mobility percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN | $69,020 | $16,778 | $6,642 | 17.6% | 96th |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities reports median earnings of $69,020 for all students ten years after entry, and sits at the 96th percentile on Azimuth's mobility index among nonprofit four-year institutions. | ||||||
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 | College of Saint Benedict · Saint Joseph, MN | $63,260 | $26,640 | $12,981 | 19.9% | 79th |
| A private nonprofit institution in Saint Joseph, College of Saint Benedict has an average net price of $26,640 and the share of undergraduates receiving Pell Grants is 20%. | ||||||
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) | ||||||
| 3 | University of Minnesota-Duluth · Duluth, MN | $62,616 | $18,743 | $7,256 | 18.8% | 79th |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth ranks 3rd on this list, with median earnings of $62,616 ten years after entry 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) | ||||||
| 4 | Winona State University · Winona, MN | $58,532 | $17,503 | $10,224 | 24.2% | 73rd |
| At Winona State University, the share of undergraduates receiving Pell Grants is 24%, and its 73rd percentile on Azimuth's mobility index among nonprofit four-year institutions coincides with an average net price of $17,503. | ||||||
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) | ||||||
| 5 | Minnesota State University-Mankato · Mankato, MN | $56,922 | $19,139 | $12,339 | 21.0% | 73rd |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato posts median earnings of $56,922 for all students ten years after entry, alongside an average net price of $19,139. | ||||||
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) | ||||||
How this list is ordered
Schools first had to sit at or above the 60th percentile on Azimuth's mobility pillar; those that qualified are ordered by the school's median earnings of all students ten years after entry, highest first, as set out on Azimuth's methodology page. The figure covers all federally aided students at the institution who were working and not enrolled, measured ten years after entry. It does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities leads College of Saint Benedict by $5,760 in median earnings ten years after entry, and the spread from top to bottom is $12,098.
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