Saint Norbert College

Saint Norbert College's program mix is anchored in business and professional fields, reflecting the institution's liberal arts identity with a vocational orientation. Business/Commerce, General is the largest program with 53 graduates, followed by Finance, Biology, General, Communication and Media Studies, and Teacher Education.

Across 0 ranked programs serving roughly 543 students annually, several deliver strong four-year earnings outcomes aligned with regional labor-market demand. The earnings pattern reflects strength in applied business and professional fields.

Digital Marketing leads with median earnings of $81,731 four years after enrollment across 26 graduates, while Accounting delivers median earnings of $76,669 with 29 graduates. Finance graduates earn median earnings of $72,464, and Economics and Business/Commerce, General round out the highest-earning programs with median earnings of $66,621 and $64,162 respectively.

These outcomes cluster in fields where employers in Wisconsin and the broader Midwest actively recruit. The concentration in Business reflects Saint Norbert College's positioning as a career-focused private liberal arts college.

Most of these programs are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly in accounting, finance, marketing, and management roles. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these dominant program families align with regional labor-market trends and wage growth in the professional services sector.

Saint Norbert College's published cost of attendance is $59,422. Net price by income band shows meaningful variation: low-income families pay approximately $19,721, middle-income families pay around $21,918, and higher-income families pay approximately $29,888.

Azimuth ranks Saint Norbert College #1156 for post-graduation affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. Net prices by income band are medians within those bands; individual aid packages vary, so some families in each band pay more and some less than the figures shown.

Saint Norbert College participates in federal need-based aid programs, including Pell Grants and Direct Loans, alongside institutional aid. The college's aid structure combines need-based scholarships with merit-based opportunities for qualifying students.

Families apply using the FAFSA to determine eligibility for need-based aid, and the college works to close the gap between sticker price and what families actually pay through a combination of grants and scholarships. Median federal student loan debt at graduation is $26,731, and families using Parent PLUS borrow a median of $37,792; private or institutional loans may add further borrowing that falls outside these federal-only figures — see the [Parent PLUS risk framework](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) for how household context shapes PLUS decisions.

For a graduate at the institution's median four-year earnings of $58,944, median federal debt of $26,731 projects to a monthly payment of about $302 under standard ten-year repayment. For personalized projections across earnings scenarios — including Parent PLUS planning — use [Azimuth's Financial GPS tool](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).

Graduates of Saint Norbert College earn median 4-year earnings of $58,944, placing Saint Norbert College in the 39.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $9,066 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Saint Norbert College in the 23.0 percentile for [earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/) among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Azimuth ranks Saint Norbert College #938 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects strength in business and professional fields.

Business/Commerce, General is the largest program with 53 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $64,162, performing at 0.9x the national benchmark for the field. The Finance program graduates 51 students earning $72,464, while Biology, General with 50 graduates reaches $62,683.

Communication and Media Studies and Teacher Education round out the top five, with 42 and 42 graduates respectively earning $52,927 and $46,418. This concentration in Business — the institution's signature strength — aligns with stable, in-demand career pathways that support consistent long-term financial outcomes.