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Bachelor's+9% vs national median90 grads tracked

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Ranked 8th of 41 bachelor's programs in Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,342
middle 50%: $28,680 – $53,421
Median · 5 years out
$76,015
middle 50%: $50,441 – $116,855
Median · 10 years out
$87,772
middle 50%: $64,402 – $123,348

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Saint Mary's University of Minnesota's bachelor's program in Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations earn a median $40,342 one year after graduating, rising to $87,772 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% above the national median of $69,584 for this field, ranking 8th of 41 reporting programs.

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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6.1 yrs
≈ $7,229 total interest

Same major at other universities

Quinnipiac University
$98,712 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$91,050 · 5 yrs out
Butler University
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$74,576 · 5 yrs out
Bryant University
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Fashion Institute of Technology
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$72,014 · 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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