University of St Thomas (MN) Outcomes: $82K Earnings (2026)

How much do University of St Thomas (MN) graduates earn?

The reported median is $82,136 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $68,250 as its benchmark; the difference is $13,886 per year.

Graduates of University of St Thomas earn about $10,445 more than expects for similar students, a result in the 84th 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 $11,010.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $565. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $2,363.

Four years after completion, completers earn a median of $82,136, a level in the 90th percentile nationally. That is above the peer median of $68,250 for comparable institutions (same type and size), a gap of $13,886.

Azimuth places the return pillar in the 91st percentile. Strong earnings beyond expectations and a wide lead over the peer median point the same way: the university's return profile is one of its clearest strengths.

Earnings vary by program at University of St Thomas. The earnings scenarios, estimated from the university's program mix, range from $52,836 on the downside to $96,827 on the upside, with a typical scenario of $82,136.

At the higher end, Management Science graduates earn a median of $108,187 four years after completion, from 38 degrees awarded a year. Computer Science is close behind at $107,938, with 53 degrees awarded. The gap between the downside scenario and the top-earning programs is wide.

An estimated 30.2% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure derived from the university's program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings figures capture only those working and not enrolled, the median earnings understate the eventual earnings of the sizable share of completers who pursue advanced degrees.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $82,136
Rank for difference from expectations: 84th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

University of St Thomas (MN) reported median: $82,136
Peer schools comparable schools · $13,886 below University of St Thomas (MN): $68,250
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $10,445 below University of St Thomas (MN): $71,691

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. Peer comparisons and model expectations are different benchmarks. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $52,836
Median · reported: $82,136
Higher estimate: $96,827

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do University of St Thomas (MN) graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

University of St Thomas (MN) graduates’ reported earnings are $10,445 above that expectation, the 84th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending University of St Thomas (MN) caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at University of St Thomas (MN) report the highest earnings?

The university's highest-earning bachelor's programs cluster in quantitative business and engineering fields. Management Science leads at $108,187 four years after completion on 38 degrees awarded, and Computer Science follows closely at $107,938 with 53 degrees awarded.

Finance, the second-largest program on campus at 175 degrees awarded, reaches $93,720. Among the largest programs, earnings vary by field.

Business Administration and Management, the most-awarded degree at 181 degrees, shows a median of $82,396. Psychology sits lower at $59,398 on 80 degrees awarded, illustrating the wide earnings spread across programs at the institution.

Business is the dominant family at University of St Thomas, accounting for 42.1% of bachelor's degrees awarded. Biological Sciences and Engineering are the next largest, each at 8.4%.

The largest single program is Business Administration and Management, awarding 181 degrees a year. Its graduates earn a median of $82,396 four years after completion.

Finance is close behind in size at 175 degrees, with higher median earnings of $93,720. The best-paid program is a smaller one.

Management Science graduates earn $108,187, from 38 degrees a year. Computer Science is close behind at $107,938, with 53 degrees awarded.

The chart shows up to eight fields with the highest reported median earnings four years after completion. Compare the field names as well as the amounts: the school-wide median can conceal substantial differences between programs.

Further analysis

Earnings at University of St Thomas depend heavily on field of study. The highest-earning program, Management Science, reports a median of $108,187 four years after completion, while among the largest programs Psychology shows the lowest at $59,398.

Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix place the downside at $52,836, the typical outcome at $82,136, and the upside at $96,827.

Four years after completion, the median earnings of University of St Thomas graduates stand at $82,136, placing the university in the 90th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs above the median of $68,250 for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $13,886, and the earnings cohort includes 1,563 completers.

Graduates earn about $10,445 more than the model expects for similar students, a result that ranks in the 84th percentile nationally. Earnings scenarios anchored on the university's program mix show a typical outcome that aligns with the observed median, alongside a downside scenario of $52,836 and an upside scenario reaching $96,827.

An estimated 30.2% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

Data & methodology

A missing figure does not mean zero. 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.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.