Programs & majors brief
Southwest Minnesota State University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Southwest Minnesota State University?
25 of 25 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 81 | $83,735 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections small degree count | 16 | $64,654 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services small degree count | 11 | $59,824 | — |
| Marketing small degree count | 9 | $58,574 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 45 | $55,559 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 40 | $54,554 | — |
| Psychology, General | 20 | $47,249 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 22 | $47,219 | — |
| Social Work small degree count | 15 | $45,467 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 38 | $43,904 | — |
| Agricultural Business and Management small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Plant Sciences small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Science small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Special Education and Teaching | 23 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Education, General small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biology, General small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Accounting and Related Services small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Hospitality Administration/Management small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Southwest Minnesota State University?
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How do Southwest Minnesota State University majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
Earnings data cover 10 bachelor's programs at Southwest Minnesota State University, and award counts are degrees conferred in one academic year, not student headcounts. The mix is led by Education at 20.8% of degrees awarded, with Business at 19.2% and Health Professions at 18.9%.
The largest program, Nursing, confers 81 degrees a year; its graduates earn $83,735 four years after completion. Criminal Justice is much smaller at 16 degrees, yet its median of $64,654 sits at 1.17x the national figure for that field.
Business Administration and Management, the second-largest program, awards 45 degrees and shows earnings of $55,559. Across all fields, 5.0% of degrees awarded are in STEM.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
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