Minnesota College ROI Rankings — Best Value Universities in Minnesota

Colleges Ranked

High or Good ROI

$57,875

Avg Graduate Salary

$22,076

Avg Student Debt

Carleton College

#1 ROI in Minnesota

#	College / University	ROI Rating	Break-Even	Grad Salary	Med. Debt	Grad Rate	Type
🥇	Carleton College Northfield, MN	High ROI	0.5 yrs	$75,525	$16,750	90%	Private Non-profit
🥈	Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN	High ROI	0.7 yrs	$76,786	$27,000	75%	Private Non-profit
🥉	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	High ROI	0.7 yrs	$73,739	$23,250	76%	Private Non-profit
4	University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester, MN	High ROI	0.6 yrs	$69,020	$19,500	57%	Public
5	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	High ROI	0.6 yrs	$69,020	$19,500	85%	Public
6	The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN	High ROI	0.7 yrs	$65,934	$20,000	71%	Private Non-profit
7	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN	High ROI	0.7 yrs	$64,705	$17,100	44%	Public
8	Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	High ROI	0.9 yrs	$63,878	$23,000	87%	Private Non-profit
9	Bethel University Saint Paul, MN	High ROI	0.9 yrs	$63,764	$21,500	71%	Private Non-profit
10	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	High ROI	0.9 yrs	$62,616	$22,024	65%	Public
11	Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN	High ROI	0.8 yrs	$59,871	$17,832	46%	Private Non-profit
12	Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN	High ROI	1 yrs	$65,607	$26,774	77%	Private Non-profit
13	St Olaf College Northfield, MN	High ROI	1 yrs	$65,543	$26,000	84%	Private Non-profit
14	College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN	High ROI	1.1 yrs	$63,260	$26,944	77%	Private Non-profit
15	Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	High ROI	1.1 yrs	$61,106	$23,770	60%	Private Non-profit
16	St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN	High ROI	1.2 yrs	$59,282	$24,181	61%	Private Non-profit
17	Winona State University Winona, MN	High ROI	1.1 yrs	$58,532	$21,500	57%	Public
18	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN	High ROI	1.1 yrs	$58,170	$21,500	66%	Private Non-profit
19	University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN	High ROI	1.1 yrs	$58,056	$20,500	50%	Public
20	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	High ROI	1.2 yrs	$56,922	$21,106	54%	Public
21	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	High ROI	1.2 yrs	$55,813	$21,058	40%	Public
22	Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN	High ROI	1.3 yrs	$59,317	$26,847	61%	Private Non-profit
23	Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	High ROI	1.3 yrs	$58,829	$25,347	52%	Private Non-profit
24	Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN	High ROI	1.3 yrs	$53,755	$19,750	48%	Public
25	Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN	High ROI	1.6 yrs	$51,342	$20,500	45%	Public
26	University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN	High ROI	1.6 yrs	$50,919	$18,995	63%	Public
27	Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN	High ROI	1.7 yrs	$50,527	$20,000	57%	Public
28	University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul, MN	High ROI	1.8 yrs	$50,755	$21,325	68%	Private Non-profit
29	Crown College Saint Bonifacius, MN	High ROI	2.4 yrs	$48,057	$22,500	45%	Private Non-profit
30	Martin Luther College New Ulm, MN	High ROI	2.3 yrs	$47,491	$20,177	72%	Private Non-profit
31	Academy College Bloomington, MN	Good ROI	3.1 yrs	$48,300	$29,500	36%	Private For-profit
32	Bethany Lutheran College Mankato, MN	Good ROI	3.1 yrs	$46,110	$23,000	55%	Private Non-profit
33	North Central University Minneapolis, MN	Good ROI	3.7 yrs	$45,064	$23,200	66%	Private Non-profit
34	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	Good ROI	4.4 yrs	$42,189	$14,968	20%	Private For-profit
35	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	Good ROI	5.2 yrs	$42,810	$20,834	N/A	Private For-profit
36	Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN	Low ROI	13 yrs	$40,873	$27,000	51%	Private Non-profit
37	Herzing University-Minneapolis St. Louis Park, MN	Insufficient Data	N/A	$36,909	$21,500	47%	Private Non-profit
38	Oak Hills Christian College Bemidji, MN	Insufficient Data	N/A	$35,983	$20,980	23%	Private Non-profit
39	Adler Graduate School Minnetonka, MN	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
40	American Academy of Health and Wellness Roseville, MN	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private For-profit
41	Bethany Global University Bloomington, MN	Insufficient Data	N/A	$34,385	$12,000	56%	Private Non-profit
42	Bethlehem College & Seminary Minneapolis, MN	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	70%	Private Non-profit
43	Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School Center City, MN	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
44	Luther Seminary Saint Paul, MN	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
45	Mitchell Hamline School of Law Saint Paul, MN	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
46	United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities St. Paul, MN	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit

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Data Source: Rankings derived from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Median salary = 10-year post-enrollment earnings. Debt = median debt among completers. ROI score and break-even years are calculated by Search 6000+ US Colleges.