Bachelor's-6% vs national median315 grads tracked
Physical Sciences at St. Cloud State University
Ranked 227th of 321 bachelor's programs in Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,122
middle 50%: $30,163 – $54,552
Median · 5 years out
$61,969
middle 50%: $47,191 – $79,635
Median · 10 years out
$86,533
middle 50%: $66,690 – $111,125
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Physical Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
St. Cloud State University reports a median first-year salary of $43,122 for Physical Sciences majors. Earnings reach $86,533 by year 10.
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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,777 total interest
Same major at other universities
Christopher Newport University
$62,192 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$62,158 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$62,132 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$62,129 · 5 yrs out
Old Dominion University
$62,119 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$61,746 · 5 yrs out
Macalester College
$61,737 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$61,716 · 5 yrs out
Albany State University
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
Virginia State University
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at St. Cloud State University
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$131,424 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$119,554 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$116,180 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$115,714 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$104,573 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$104,182 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$99,377 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$95,489 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,232 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$91,526 · 5 yrs out
Manufacturing Engineering (Bachelor's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out