Best Value Colleges in Minnesota
110 colleges ranked by value score. Based on earnings after graduation, net cost, and graduation rates.
#1
University of Minnesota-Morris
Morris, MN·public
Earnings
$50,919
Net Price
$8,837/yr
Grad Rate
62%
90
Value
#2
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN·public
Earnings
$69,020
Net Price
$16,778/yr
Grad Rate
85%
87
Value
#3
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona, MN·private
Earnings
$58,170
Net Price
$11,704/yr
Grad Rate
67%
83
Value
#4
University of Minnesota-Rochester
Rochester, MN·public
Earnings
$69,020
Net Price
$13,744/yr
Grad Rate
57%
72
Value
#5
Carleton College
Northfield, MN·private
Earnings
$75,525
Net Price
$25,407/yr
Grad Rate
90%
67
Value
#6
University of Minnesota-Crookston
Crookston, MN·public
Earnings
$58,056
Net Price
$12,212/yr
Grad Rate
50%
59
Value
#7
St Olaf College
Northfield, MN·private
Earnings
$65,543
Net Price
$23,874/yr
Grad Rate
84%
57
Value
#8
Saint Johns University
Collegeville, MN·private
Earnings
$76,786
Net Price
$25,672/yr
Grad Rate
76%
56
Value
#9
Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter, MN·private
Earnings
$65,607
Net Price
$22,900/yr
Grad Rate
76%
55
Value
#10
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Duluth, MN·public
Earnings
$62,616
Net Price
$18,743/yr
Grad Rate
65%
54
Value
#11
Winona State University
Winona, MN·public
Earnings
$58,532
Net Price
$17,503/yr
Grad Rate
59%
49
Value
#12
College of Saint Benedict
Saint Joseph, MN·private
Earnings
$63,260
Net Price
$26,640/yr
Grad Rate
80%
48
Value
#13
University of St Thomas
Saint Paul, MN·private
Earnings
$73,739
Net Price
$29,155/yr
Grad Rate
76%
48
Value
#14
St Catherine University
Saint Paul, MN·private
Earnings
$59,282
Net Price
$19,764/yr
Grad Rate
63%
47
Value
#15
Martin Luther College
New Ulm, MN·private
Earnings
$47,491
Net Price
$18,463/yr
Grad Rate
71%
46
Value
#16
Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN·public
Earnings
$53,755
Net Price
$15,261/yr
Grad Rate
51%
45
Value
#17
Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN·public
Earnings
$55,813
Net Price
$13,529/yr
Grad Rate
44%
45
Value
#18
Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN·private
Earnings
$61,106
Net Price
$20,744/yr
Grad Rate
59%
44
Value
#19
Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN·private
Earnings
$63,878
Net Price
$32,149/yr
Grad Rate
89%
44
Value
#20
Concordia University-Saint Paul
Saint Paul, MN·private
Earnings
$59,871
Net Price
$18,462/yr
Grad Rate
52%
42
Value