Minnesota·Educational Instruction and Library Occupations·SOC 25-1022

Best Mathematical Science Teacher, Postsecondary programs in Minnesota, ranked by enrollment

Teach courses pertaining to mathematical concepts, statistics, and actuarial science and to the application of original and standardized mathematical techniques in solving specific problems and situations.

28 schools in Minnesota run programs that feed this job, graduating 833 people a year. The job pays a median of $85,570 in Minnesota across about 690 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledProfessorInstructorMathematics ProfessorMathematics Instructor (Math Instructor)LecturerMath TeacherMath ProfessorAlgebra Teacher
Graduates / yr
833
in Minnesota
Median pay · Minnesota
$85,570
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
690
people employed
Schools
28
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
64%
across those schools
Median net price
$21,441
per year, IPEDS

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.

11 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.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 27.0101In Minnesota
396
47.5%
23$48,772$21,544
2
CIP 27.0501In Minnesota
164
19.7%
8$59,718$20,150
3
CIP 27.0305In Minnesota
94
11.3%
2$60,930$21,143
4
CIP 52.1302In Minnesota
70
8.4%
2$62,069$23,500
5
CIP 13.1311In Minnesota
41
4.9%
12$43,033$26,044
6
CIP 27.0301In Minnesota
28
3.4%
4$60,930$21,143
7
CIP 26.1102In Minnesota
24
2.9%
1$72,338$18,500
8
CIP 27.0503In Minnesota
10
1.2%
1$59,718$20,150
9
CIP 27.0599In Minnesota
4
0.5%
1$59,718$20,150
10
CIP 27.0304In Minnesota
1
0.1%
1$60,930$21,143
11
CIP 30.0801In Minnesota
1
0.1%
1$89,651$23,175

Top 25 schools in Minnesota

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 10 of the 28 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN Public · 5 feeder programs
418Mathematics, General$58,15385%80%
2University of St Thomas
Saint Paul, MN Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
71Business Statistics$78,97876%$28,88885%
3St Olaf College
Northfield, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
47Mathematics, General$58,82584%$18,12448%
4University of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, MN Public · 4 feeder programs
46Mathematics, General$55,48265%89%
5Carleton College
Northfield, MN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
40Mathematics, General90%$18,66920%
6Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, MN Public · 4 feeder programs
32Mathematics, General54%88%
7Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter, MN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
28Mathematics, General77%$21,60761%
8Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN Public · 4 feeder programs
24Business Statistics40%95%
9Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
19Mathematics, General$57,16687%$21,44129%
10Winona State University
Winona, MN Public · 3 feeder programs
19Mathematics Teacher Education$44,00257%75%
11University of Minnesota - Morris
Morris, MN Public · 2 feeder programs
13Mathematics, General63%75%
12Concordia College at Moorhead
Moorhead, MN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
11Mathematics, General61%$23,42563%
13Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, MN Public · 1 feeder programs
10Applied Mathematics, General44%99%
14Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN Public · 2 feeder programs
8Mathematics, General48%56%
15Minnesota State University Moorhead
Moorhead, MN Public · 2 feeder programs
7Mathematics Teacher Education$44,85057%59%
16Bethel University
Saint Paul, MN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
6Mathematics Teacher Education$43,63971%$25,22588%
17Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
6Applied Mathematics, General60%$20,98188%
18Saint Johns University
Collegeville, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
6Mathematics, General75%$19,90091%
19Augsburg University
Minneapolis, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
4Mathematics, General$54,38752%$23,58582%
20College of Saint Benedict
Saint Joseph, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
3Mathematics, General77%$22,58392%
21Martin Luther College
New Ulm, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
3Mathematics Teacher Education72%$17,94687%
22The College of Saint Scholastica
Duluth, MN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
3Mathematics, General71%$21,15093%
23Bethany Lutheran College
Mankato, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
2Mathematics, General55%$16,55039%
24Southwest Minnesota State University
Marshall, MN Public · 2 feeder programs
2Mathematics Teacher Education$43,87545%62%
25University of Northwestern - St Paul
Saint Paul, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
2Applied Mathematics, General68%$23,11493%

All 28 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.

All schools in Minnesota that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMinneapolisPublic4185
University of St ThomasSaint PaulPrivate not-for-profit713
St Olaf CollegeNorthfieldPrivate not-for-profit471
University of Minnesota - DuluthDuluthPublic464
Carleton CollegeNorthfieldPrivate not-for-profit402
Minnesota State University - MankatoMankatoPublic324
Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint PeterPrivate not-for-profit282
Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint CloudPublic244
Macalester CollegeSaint PaulPrivate not-for-profit191
Winona State UniversityWinonaPublic193
University of Minnesota - MorrisMorrisPublic132
Concordia College at MoorheadMoorheadPrivate not-for-profit112
Metropolitan State UniversitySaint PaulPublic101
Bemidji State UniversityBemidjiPublic82
Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorheadPublic72

What mathematical science teachers, postsecondary earn in Minnesota

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Minnesota
$85,570
Mean annual
$96,340
Jobs in state
690
What the range looks like
10th pct$61,310Median$85,57090th pct$130,940
Versus the national median
+7.0%

U.S. median $79,940. Minnesota pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
0.76×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$96,210median
380 jobs
St. Cloud, MN
$85,300median
40 jobs
Duluth, MN-WI
$80,930median
60 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+2.3%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
4,400
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
1,300
58,900 → 60,200
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

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 Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary page.

How to become a Mathematical Science Teacher, Postsecondary

Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Top skills

MathematicsSpeakingActive ListeningReading ComprehensionWritingCritical Thinking

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 23 majors mapped to Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary20 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 13.1311Mathematics Teacher Education
  • 26.1102Biostatistics
  • 27.0101Mathematics, General
  • 27.0102Algebra and Number Theory(no graduates reported)
  • 27.0103Analysis and Functional Analysis
  • 27.0104Geometry/Geometric Analysis(no graduates reported)
  • 27.0105Topology and Foundations
  • 27.0199Mathematics, Other
  • 27.0301Applied Mathematics, General
  • 27.0304Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • 27.0305Financial Mathematics
  • 27.0306Mathematical Biology
  • 27.0399Applied Mathematics, Other
  • 27.0501Statistics, General
  • 27.0502Mathematical Statistics and Probability
  • 27.0503Mathematics and Statistics
  • 27.0599Statistics, Other
  • 27.0601Applied Statistics, General
  • 27.9999Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • 30.0801Mathematics and Computer Science
  • 30.5001Mathematics and Atmospheric/Oceanic Science(no graduates reported)
  • 38.0102Logic
  • 52.1302Business Statistics

Common questions

Answers for people weighing mathematical science teachers, postsecondary programs in Minnesota.

What degree do you need to become a Mathematical Science Teacher, Postsecondary?+

Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Mathematics, General, which awarded 396 degrees in Minnesota in 2024-25, 47.5% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Mathematical Science Teacher, Postsecondary?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 11 programs to this occupation. The largest are Mathematics, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, plus 3 more. Together they graduate about 833 people a year in Minnesota.

How much do mathematical science teachers, postsecondary earn in Minnesota?+

The median is $85,570 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 7.0% above the U.S. median of $79,940. 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 mathematical science teachers, postsecondary growing?+

BLS projects a +2.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 4,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Minnesota?+

28 institutions in Minnesota reported graduates from at least one of the 11 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 mathematical science teachers, postsecondary work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Instructor, Mathematics Professor, Mathematics Instructor (Math Instructor) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1022.

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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 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected 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 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, 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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