Master's+12% vs national median7,472 grads tracked
Education at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Ranked 49th of 335 master's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$69,075
middle 50%: $60,261 – $78,866
Median · 5 years out
$78,239
middle 50%: $68,073 – $89,601
Median · 10 years out
$90,083
middle 50%: $77,800 – $101,867
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Education (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota offers master's degrees in Education with a $69k first-year median. Salaries reach $90k by the tenth year.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,106 total interest
Same major at other universities
DePaul University
$78,831 · 5 yrs out
University of the District of Columbia
$78,709 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$78,468 · 5 yrs out
National Louis University
$78,389 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M International University
$78,382 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas at Dallas
$78,349 · 5 yrs out
Aurora University
$78,196 · 5 yrs out
Penn State World Campus
$78,110 · 5 yrs out
Olivet Nazarene University
$78,096 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$77,810 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$77,672 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$77,605 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Master's)
$120,619 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$114,831 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$112,807 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$110,151 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$110,069 · 5 yrs out
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services (Master's)
$102,996 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$102,435 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$102,435 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$100,774 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Bachelor's)
$97,037 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's)
$97,037 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
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