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Certificate (under 1 year)+31% vs national median56 grads tracked

Construction Trades at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Ranked 8th of 75 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Construction Trades by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$79,247
middle 50%: $56,069 – $98,392
Median · 5 years out
$91,460
middle 50%: $74,729 – $110,470
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Construction Trades (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of University of Minnesota - Twin Cities's certificate (under 1 year) program in Construction Trades earn a median $79,247 one year after graduating, rising to $91,460 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 31% above the national median of $69,841 for this field, ranking 8th of 75 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
4.1 yrs
≈ $4,343 total interest

Same major at other universities

Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$109,668 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$109,537 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$105,552 · 5 yrs out
Trinidad State College
$101,061 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$99,460 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$98,792 · 5 yrs out
Brazosport College
$89,427 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$89,305 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$86,981 · 5 yrs out
North Hennepin Community College
$81,941 · 5 yrs out
North Lake College
$81,381 · 5 yrs out
Mountainland Technical College
$79,550 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Medicine (Doctorate)
$210,810 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$197,061 · 5 yrs out
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$190,811 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$181,176 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$164,949 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$160,592 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$157,166 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$156,661 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$144,896 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$139,999 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$126,958 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$126,300 · 5 yrs out

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