Best Budget Analyst programs in Minnesota, ranked by enrollment
Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations.
51 schools in Minnesota run programs that feed this job, graduating 2,269 people a year. The job pays a median of $85,970 in Minnesota across about 450 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Minnesota that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
3 programs in Minnesota that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Minnesota (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Minnesota page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 52.0301In Minnesota → | 1,313 | 57.9% | 48 | $51,824 | $24,433 |
| 2 | CIP 52.0801In Minnesota → | 944 | 41.6% | 26 | $53,572 | $23,672 |
| 3 | CIP 52.0304In Minnesota → | 12 | 0.5% | 3 | $51,824 | $24,433 |
Top 25 schools in Minnesota
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 29 of the 51 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN Public · 2 feeder programs | 391 | Finance, General | $69,094 | 85% | — | 80% |
| 2 | Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN Public · 2 feeder programs | 273 | Accounting | $60,573 | 54% | — | 88% |
| 3 | University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 184 | Finance, General | $66,006 | 76% | $28,888 | 85% |
| 4 | Capella University Minneapolis, MN Private for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 132 | Accounting | $57,201 | 20% | $19,369 | — |
| 5 | University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, MN Public · 2 feeder programs | 117 | Finance, General | $51,953 | 65% | — | 89% |
| 6 | Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN Public · 2 feeder programs | 97 | Accounting | $54,137 | 44% | — | 99% |
| 7 | Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN Public · 2 feeder programs | 72 | Accounting | $58,497 | 40% | — | 95% |
| 8 | University of Minnesota - Crookston Crookston, MN Public · 2 feeder programs | 70 | Accounting | $56,627 | 50% | — | 88% |
| 9 | Winona State University Winona, MN Public · 2 feeder programs | 60 | Accounting | $55,898 | 57% | — | 75% |
| 10 | Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN Public · 1 feeder programs | 58 | Accounting | $58,446 | 48% | — | 56% |
| 11 | Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 55 | Accounting | $61,135 | 75% | $19,900 | 91% |
| 12 | Rasmussen University - Minnesota St. Cloud, MN Private for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 43 | Accounting | $47,506 | 53% | $19,944 | — |
| 13 | Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 39 | Finance, General | $63,598 | 52% | $23,585 | 82% |
| 14 | Century College White Bear Lake, MN Public · 1 feeder programs | 39 | Accounting | $46,996 | 31% | — | — |
| 15 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 38 | Accounting | $54,833 | 66% | $18,163 | 93% |
| 16 | Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN Public · 2 feeder programs | 37 | Finance, General | $48,121 | 57% | — | 59% |
| 17 | Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 36 | Finance, General | $59,104 | 61% | $23,425 | 63% |
| 18 | Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN Public · 3 feeder programs | 33 | Accounting | — | 40% | — | — |
| 19 | Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center Minneapolis, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 31 | Finance, General | — | 64% | $17,453 | — |
| 20 | Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 30 | Accounting | $64,094 | 77% | $21,607 | 61% |
| 21 | Normandale Community College Bloomington, MN Public · 1 feeder programs | 28 | Accounting | — | 27% | — | — |
| 22 | The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 28 | Finance, General | $52,677 | 71% | $21,150 | 93% |
| 23 | University of Northwestern - St Paul Saint Paul, MN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 28 | Accounting | $62,603 | 68% | $23,114 | 93% |
| 24 | Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls, MN Public · 1 feeder programs | 27 | Accounting | $39,742 | 47% | — | — |
| 25 | Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN Public · 2 feeder programs | 27 | Accounting | — | 45% | — | 62% |
All 51 schools in Minnesota
Every school in Minnesota with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis | Public | 391 | 2 |
| Minnesota State University - Mankato | Mankato | Public | 273 | 2 |
| University of St Thomas | Saint Paul | Private not-for-profit | 184 | 2 |
| Capella University | Minneapolis | Private for-profit | 132 | 2 |
| University of Minnesota - Duluth | Duluth | Public | 117 | 2 |
| Metropolitan State University | Saint Paul | Public | 97 | 2 |
| Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud | Public | 72 | 2 |
| University of Minnesota - Crookston | Crookston | Public | 70 | 2 |
| Winona State University | Winona | Public | 60 | 2 |
| Bemidji State University | Bemidji | Public | 58 | 1 |
| Saint Johns University | Collegeville | Private not-for-profit | 55 | 2 |
| Rasmussen University - Minnesota | St. Cloud | Private for-profit | 43 | 2 |
| Augsburg University | Minneapolis | Private not-for-profit | 39 | 2 |
| Century College | White Bear Lake | Public | 39 | 1 |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | Winona | Private not-for-profit | 38 | 2 |
What budget analysts earn in Minnesota
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $91,640. Minnesota pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Minnesota
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Budget Analysts page.
How to become a Budget Analyst
Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Minnesota
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 4 majors mapped to Budget Analysts4 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 52.0301Accounting
- 52.0304Accounting and Finance
- 52.0801Finance, General
- 52.0808Public Finance
Common questions
Answers for people weighing budget analysts programs in Minnesota.
What degree do you need to become a Budget Analyst?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Accounting, which awarded 1,313 degrees in Minnesota in 2024-25, 57.9% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Budget Analyst?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 3 programs to this occupation. The largest are Accounting and Related Services, Finance and Financial Management Services. Together they graduate about 2,269 people a year in Minnesota.
How much do budget analysts earn in Minnesota?+
The median is $85,970 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 6.2% below the U.S. median of $91,640. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for budget analysts growing?+
BLS projects a +1.0% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 3,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Minnesota?+
51 institutions in Minnesota reported graduates from at least one of the 3 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do budget analysts work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Budget Analyst, Budget Officer, Budget Planning Analyst, Budget and Policy Analyst among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 13-2031.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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