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Best Value Degrees in Minnesota (2026)

Top 100 of 595 programs in Minnesota · Updated 2026

The best college programs in Minnesota, ranked by overall value. We scored 595 programs across Minnesota schools on earnings, AI resilience, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $60,824/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in MN

595

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$60,824/yr

Avg DW Score

81/100

#1 Program

Nursing (RN/BSN)

Walden University

Top Programs in Minnesota

Top 100 programs by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Nursing (RN/BSN) Walden University · Minneapolis, MN	89 83–87	$88,877/yr	High	18.5x
2	Nursing (RN/BSN) Metropolitan State University · Saint Paul, MN	89 83–88	$77,421/yr	High	22.8x
3	Nursing (RN/BSN) Minnesota State University Moorhead · Moorhead, MN	89 83–87	$78,006/yr	High	20.3x
4	Nursing (RN/BSN) Bemidji State University · Bemidji, MN	88 83–86	$77,639/yr	High	18.5x
5	Nursing (RN/BSN) Minnesota State University-Mankato · Mankato, MN	89 83–87	$75,655/yr	High	20.6x
6	Nursing (RN/BSN) Saint Cloud State University · Saint Cloud, MN	88 82–86	$74,111/yr	High	19.5x
7	Nursing (RN/BSN) Rasmussen University-Minnesota · St. Cloud, MN	88 82–87	$74,861/yr	High	20.8x
8	Computer & Information Science Minnesota State University-Mankato · Mankato, MN	87 77–89	$71,742/yr	Very High	24.0x
9	Business Administration Metropolitan State University · Saint Paul, MN	87 81–88	$56,314/yr	High	16.8x
10	Nursing (RN/BSN) Southwest Minnesota State University · Marshall, MN	87 81–86	$71,933/yr	High	19.6x
11	Nursing (RN/BSN) Winona State University · Winona, MN	88 82–85	$75,313/yr	High	17.9x
12	IT Management Capella University · Minneapolis, MN	87 77–89	$86,085/yr	Very High	18.2x
13	Nursing (RN/BSN) Capella University · Minneapolis, MN	88 82–85	$85,426/yr	High	15.8x
14	Computer Science Metropolitan State University · Saint Paul, MN	87 75–89	$72,865/yr	Very High	24.5x
15	Business Administration University of Minnesota-Crookston · Crookston, MN	85 79–87	$58,805/yr	High	14.9x
16	Business Administration Capella University · Minneapolis, MN	87 82–87	$68,701/yr	High	13.1x
17	Computer & Information Science Walden University · Minneapolis, MN	86 76–87	$77,690/yr	Very High	16.6x
18	Criminal Justice Minnesota State University-Mankato · Mankato, MN	82 79–82	$49,019/yr	Moderate	15.2x
19	Finance Minnesota State University-Mankato · Mankato, MN	82 74–86	$51,248/yr	Very High	19.9x
20	Criminal Justice Metropolitan State University · Saint Paul, MN	83 80–82	$52,125/yr	Moderate	14.4x
21	Finance University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN	82 74–87	$69,094/yr	Very High	14.6x
22	Health Administration University of Minnesota-Crookston · Crookston, MN	84 77–85	$61,965/yr	High	14.1x
23	Business (General) Saint Cloud State University · Saint Cloud, MN	87 82–87	$59,378/yr	High	13.7x
24	Business Administration Rasmussen University-Minnesota · St. Cloud, MN	86 82–84	$59,693/yr	High	13.2x
25	Health Administration Winona State University · Winona, MN	86 80–86	$61,935/yr	High	13.7x
26	Criminal Justice Bemidji State University · Bemidji, MN	81 78–81	$49,617/yr	Moderate	14.2x
27	Business Administration Minnesota State University-Mankato · Mankato, MN	84 78–85	$49,640/yr	High	16.0x
28	Accounting Minnesota State University-Mankato · Mankato, MN	82 75–85	$60,573/yr	Very High	19.1x
29	Construction Management Minnesota State University-Mankato · Mankato, MN	84 77–85	$75,682/yr	High	23.4x
30	Computer Science University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN	84 72–86	$82,861/yr	Very High	15.9x
31	Business Administration University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN	84 78–84	$65,996/yr	High	11.7x
32	Criminal Justice Herzing University-Minneapolis · St. Louis Park, MN	85 83–84	$67,229/yr	Moderate	10.9x
33	Nursing (RN/BSN) Herzing University-Minneapolis · St. Louis Park, MN	86 81–82	$75,774/yr	High	14.2x
34	Computer Science Saint Cloud State University · Saint Cloud, MN	84 71–87	$63,287/yr	Very High	25.2x
35	Finance Winona State University · Winona, MN	81 73–85	$52,188/yr	Very High	17.9x
36	Business Administration Walden University · Minneapolis, MN	84 79–83	$57,220/yr	High	12.0x
37	Medical Laboratory Science Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science · Rochester, MN	79 75–79	$70,333/yr	Moderate	54.6x
38	Business Administration Minnesota State University Moorhead · Moorhead, MN	84 79–84	$53,228/yr	High	13.6x
39	Criminal Justice Saint Cloud State University · Saint Cloud, MN	81 78–80	$49,412/yr	Moderate	13.1x
40	Business Administration Saint Cloud State University · Saint Cloud, MN	82 76–83	$47,473/yr	High	14.7x
41	Finance Saint Cloud State University · Saint Cloud, MN	81 74–84	$52,502/yr	Very High	16.0x
42	Business Administration Southwest Minnesota State University · Marshall, MN	83 77–83	$49,245/yr	High	14.2x
43	Computer Science Winona State University · Winona, MN	84 72–86	$65,817/yr	Very High	20.5x
44	Criminal Justice Winona State University · Winona, MN	80 77–81	$48,861/yr	Moderate	13.9x
45	Computer & Information Science Capella University · Minneapolis, MN	84 73–85	$74,674/yr	Very High	14.6x
46	IT Management Metropolitan State University · Saint Paul, MN	81 70–85	$54,025/yr	Very High	19.7x
47	Computer Science University of Minnesota-Duluth · Duluth, MN	83 71–85	$73,224/yr	Very High	15.5x
48	Construction Management Minnesota State University Moorhead · Moorhead, MN	82 75–83	$70,084/yr	High	21.5x
49	Accounting Saint Cloud State University · Saint Cloud, MN	81 73–84	$58,497/yr	Very High	17.0x
50	IT Management Rasmussen University-Minnesota · St. Cloud, MN	81 71–84	$59,685/yr	Very High	16.5x
51	Business Administration Winona State University · Winona, MN	82 75–83	$47,097/yr	High	14.6x
52	Health Administration Capella University · Minneapolis, MN	82 76–82	$62,091/yr	High	11.4x
53	Business Administration Bemidji State University · Bemidji, MN	81 76–82	$47,396/yr	High	13.3x
54	Accounting Bemidji State University · Bemidji, MN	80 73–82	$58,446/yr	Very High	15.0x
55	Information Science Metropolitan State University · Saint Paul, MN	83 72–84	$64,382/yr	Very High	20.0x
56	Teacher Education (Subject-Specific) Metropolitan State University · Saint Paul, MN	79 74–81	$46,490/yr	High	16.5x
57	Accounting Metropolitan State University · Saint Paul, MN	79 72–82	$54,137/yr	Very High	16.3x
58	Finance Metropolitan State University · Saint Paul, MN	80 74–82	$51,544/yr	Very High	14.9x
59	Nursing (RN/BSN) University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN	82 77–79	$72,929/yr	High	11.8x
60	IT Management Saint Cloud State University · Saint Cloud, MN	81 71–83	$56,987/yr	Very High	16.6x
61	Mental Health & Counseling Metropolitan State University · Saint Paul, MN	80 78–77	$56,516/yr	Moderate	14.0x
62	Accounting University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN	78 70–82	$66,591/yr	Very High	13.1x
63	Business Administration Herzing University-Minneapolis · St. Louis Park, MN	81 75–81	$52,469/yr	High	11.3x
64	Finance University of Minnesota-Duluth · Duluth, MN	76 69–82	$51,953/yr	Very High	13.2x
65	Computer Engineering Saint Cloud State University · Saint Cloud, MN	83 73–85	$77,792/yr	Very High	18.2x
66	Accounting Winona State University · Winona, MN	79 72–81	$55,898/yr	Very High	15.1x
67	Health Administration Walden University · Minneapolis, MN	79 73–79	$52,398/yr	High	11.2x
68	Computer & Information Science Metropolitan State University · Saint Paul, MN	82 72–82	$59,158/yr	Very High	14.1x
69	Computer Networking University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN	79 66–82	$68,047/yr	Very High	14.6x
70	General Sales University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN	75 70–79	$51,066/yr	High	10.6x
71	Business Administration University of Minnesota-Duluth · Duluth, MN	79 74–79	$51,571/yr	High	10.4x
72	Criminal Justice Minnesota State University Moorhead · Moorhead, MN	76 74–76	$44,037/yr	Moderate	11.8x
73	Accounting Minnesota State University Moorhead · Moorhead, MN	77 69–80	$50,867/yr	Very High	15.1x
74	Medical Laboratory Science Saint Cloud State University · Saint Cloud, MN	78 75–76	$74,147/yr	Moderate	15.7x
75	Finance Rasmussen University-Minnesota · St. Cloud, MN	77 70–80	$47,744/yr	Very High	13.7x
76	Finance Southwest Minnesota State University · Marshall, MN	77 71–80	$47,734/yr	Very High	14.1x
77	Criminal Justice Walden University · Minneapolis, MN	77 76–75	$50,634/yr	Moderate	9.5x
78	Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies Minnesota State University-Mankato · Mankato, MN	74 72–73	$64,005/yr	Moderate	17.3x
79	Computer Engineering University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN	80 69–81	$85,672/yr	Very High	14.4x
80	Health Administration University of Minnesota-Duluth · Duluth, MN	75 67–80	$46,263/yr	High	12.2x
81	Finance Minnesota State University Moorhead · Moorhead, MN	77 71–79	$48,121/yr	Very High	13.0x
82	Mental Health & Counseling Saint Cloud State University · Saint Cloud, MN	77 75–76	$50,058/yr	Moderate	13.9x
83	Computer Science Rasmussen University-Minnesota · St. Cloud, MN	78 66–81	$53,832/yr	Very High	15.5x
84	Health Administration Rasmussen University-Minnesota · St. Cloud, MN	77 71–78	$46,361/yr	High	11.7x
85	Medical Laboratory Science Winona State University · Winona, MN	75 72–74	$65,883/yr	Moderate	17.9x
86	Accounting Walden University · Minneapolis, MN	75 68–79	$53,592/yr	Very High	13.0x
87	Industrial Production Technologies Minnesota State University-Mankato · Mankato, MN	73 71–73	$64,528/yr	Moderate	20.1x
88	Recreation & Parks Management Minnesota State University-Mankato · Mankato, MN	73 69–74	$36,220/yr	Moderate	12.6x
89	Dental Hygiene Minnesota State University-Mankato · Mankato, MN	76 73–73	$62,496/yr	Moderate	15.4x
90	Agricultural Business University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN	73 68–77	$53,160/yr	High	11.4x
91	Accounting University of Minnesota-Duluth · Duluth, MN	75 67–79	$56,146/yr	Very High	12.4x
92	Computer Science University of Minnesota-Morris · Morris, MN	77 63–81	$55,441/yr	Very High	14.4x
93	Information Science Rasmussen University-Minnesota · St. Cloud, MN	81 71–81	$64,329/yr	Very High	13.8x
94	Accounting Rasmussen University-Minnesota · St. Cloud, MN	77 70–78	$53,285/yr	Very High	13.0x
95	Human Resources Rasmussen University-Minnesota · St. Cloud, MN	77 73–77	$56,465/yr	High	13.8x
96	Agricultural Business Southwest Minnesota State University · Marshall, MN	76 73–76	$49,521/yr	High	12.4x
97	Business Administration Concordia University-Saint Paul · Saint Paul, MN	76 70–77	$59,044/yr	High	6.5x
98	Dental Hygiene Metropolitan State University · Saint Paul, MN	75 72–72	$60,849/yr	Moderate	14.6x
99	Human Resources Metropolitan State University · Saint Paul, MN	76 70–77	$48,999/yr	High	15.6x
100	International Business University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN	79 74–79	$64,978/yr	Very High	8.9x

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 programs at Minnesota colleges and universities, drawn from 595 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best college program in Minnesota?

By DegreeWorth Score, Nursing (RN/BSN) at Walden University ranks #1 in Minnesota with a score of 89/100 and graduate earnings of $88,877/yr.

How many college programs are in Minnesota?

Our database includes 595 programs across Minnesota colleges with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.