Graduates of Minnesota State University-Mankato earn about $2,188 more than the model expects for similar students, a result in the 63rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $11,972.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $9,784. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $491.
Four years after completion, completers earn a median of $64,235, which places the university in the 63rd percentile nationally. That figure sits below the peer median of $65,610 for comparable institutions (same type and size), a gap of $1,375.
Azimuth ranks the return pillar at the 63rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings beyond expectations and the peer comparison point in different directions: graduates outpace the model but land just below the peer median, a mixed return picture.
Among 3,081 federally aided completers at Minnesota State University-Mankato, the median four years after completion is $64,235 for those working and not enrolled. That is $1,375 below the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
That places the earnings measure in the 63rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $2,188 more than the model expects for similar students.
The metric captures the gap between actual graduate earnings and the model's expectation for similar students. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix run from $50,643 on the downside to $88,735 on the upside, with a typical scenario of $64,235.
These are estimates, not observed outcomes for a specific group. An estimated 25.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates of Minnesota State University-Mankato who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $64,235, at the 63rd percentile. That is $1,375 below the peer median of $65,610 for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth ranks the university #546 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $2,188 more than the model expects for similar students.
This result sits at the 63rd percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $11,972.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $9,784. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $491.
The program mix leans toward business and health fields, with a STEM share of 13.0% of degrees awarded. Earnings scenarios estimated from that mix range from $50,643 on the downside to $88,735 on the upside.
An estimated 25.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
The earnings scenarios show a wide range between the downside and upside estimates, a spread that follows the mix of programs at the university. The downside earnings scenario sits at $50,643, while the upside reaches $88,735.
At the higher end, Air Transportation graduates earn $103,858 four years after completion, from 75 degrees awarded. Construction Management follows at $102,090, with 57 degrees awarded.
Computer and Information Sciences rounds out the top three at $95,398, from 89 degrees awarded.
Graduates of Minnesota State University-Mankato earn about $2,188 more than the model expects for similar students. That earnings strength coincides with a median federal student debt of $21,106 for borrowers who complete a degree.
That figure is above the median of $20,076 for comparable institutions (same type and size). If repaid over ten years, the estimated monthly payment on that debt is $240.
Parent PLUS borrowers, a separate population, carry a median of $13,695. The average net price for aid recipients, what they pay after grants and scholarships, is $19,139, which is above the peer median of $15,634.
Across family-income bands, the average net price moves from $12,339 for families earning under $30,000 to $22,798 for families earning over $110,000. A debt level near the peer median alongside earnings that beat the model's expectations points to a return that works for many graduates. The net price sits above the peer benchmark, though.