Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in Minnesota
47 schools in Minnesota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 23 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $33,370 at Central Lakes College-Brainerd.
What this work pays in Minnesota
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in Minnesota earn a median of $84,280 a year across 2,620 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Associate's degree | $9,425 | $33,370 (225 grads) | 288 |
| Lake Superior College Duluth | Associate's degree | $10,500 | $33,325 (160 grads) | 305 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $32,888 (256 grads) | 434 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $32,806 (150 grads) | 335 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | Associate's degree | $12,250 | $32,213 (126 grads) | 138 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $32,057 (238 grads) | 883 |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids | Associate's degree | $11,724 | $31,650 (232 grads) | 648 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $31,531 (121 grads) | 272 |
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights | Associate's degree | $11,802 | $31,340 (163 grads) | 255 |
| South Central College North Mankato | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $30,554 (62 grads) | 96 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Associate's degree | $14,733 | $29,191 (165 grads) | 461 |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $29,046 (117 grads) | 272 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $28,960 (92 grads) | 242 |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $28,381 (64 grads) | 53 |
| Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud | Associate's degree | $15,500 | $28,381 (26 grads) | 109 |
| Ridgewater College Willmar | Associate's degree | $10,960 | $28,236 (65 grads) | 208 |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato | Associate's degree | $11,349 | $26,353 (15 grads) | 53 |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul | Associate's degree | $14,155 | $26,063 (69 grads) | 219 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $25,194 (46 grads) | 72 |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $24,532 (42 grads) | 362 |
| Red Lake Nation College Red Lake | Associate's degree | — | $21,508 (17 grads) | 14 |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria | Associate's degree | $8,250 | $21,052 (26 grads) | 53 |
| Winona State University Winona | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $19,967 (16 grads) | 53 |
| Leech Lake Tribal College Cass Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Riverland Community College Austin | Associate's degree | $12,200 | not published | 211 |
| University of St Thomas Saint Paul | Associate's degree | $4,500 | not published | 48 |
| Bemidji State University Bemidji | Associate's degree | — | not published | 57 |
| Bethel University Saint Paul | Associate's degree | — | not published | 29 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Crown College Saint Bonifacius | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis St. Louis Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona | Associate's degree | — | not published | 29 |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| North Central University Minneapolis | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Oak Hills Christian College Bemidji | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Pine Technical & Community College Pine City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 46 |
| Ridgewater College Willmar | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| South Central College North Mankato | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Minnesota-Morris Morris | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| White Earth Tribal and Community College Mahnomen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.