Best Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other programs in Minnesota, ranked by enrollment
All postsecondary social sciences teachers not listed.
27 schools in Minnesota run programs that feed this job, graduating 221 people a year. The job pays a median of $102,430 in Minnesota across about 110 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.
10 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 30.2001In Minnesota → | 59 | 26.7% | 14 | $32,906 | $21,966 |
| 2 | CIP 45.1201In Minnesota → | 38 | 17.2% | 4 | $40,294 | $21,775 |
| 3 | CIP 04.0301In Minnesota → | 32 | 14.5% | 2 | $42,824 | $25,237 |
| 4 | CIP 45.0101In Minnesota → | 25 | 11.3% | 6 | $35,590 | $24,095 |
| 5 | CIP 30.2701In Minnesota → | 21 | 9.5% | 3 | $31,690 | $17,312 |
| 6 | CIP 45.9999In Minnesota → | 20 | 9.0% | 1 | $36,279 | $25,312 |
| 7 | CIP 13.0607In Minnesota → | 12 | 5.4% | 3 | $33,086 | $26,000 |
| 8 | CIP 30.4201In Minnesota → | 6 | 2.7% | 1 | — | — |
| 9 | CIP 45.1199In Minnesota → | 6 | 2.7% | 2 | $34,099 | $25,000 |
| 10 | CIP 51.3204In Minnesota → | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | $99,851 | $21,475 |
Top 25 schools in Minnesota
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 4 of the 27 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 · 3 feeder programs | 59 | Urban Studies/Affairs | $27,966 | 85% | — | 80% |
| 2 | Capella University Minneapolis, MN Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Social Sciences, Other | — | 20% | $19,369 | — |
| 3 | Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN Public · 3 feeder programs | 17 | Learning Sciences | — | 54% | — | 88% |
| 4 | Macalester College Saint Paul, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 15 | International/Globalization Studies | $21,176 | 87% | $21,441 | 29% |
| 5 | Hamline University Saint Paul, MN Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 14 | Human Biology | $39,612 | 60% | $20,981 | 88% |
| 6 | North Central University Minneapolis, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 13 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 66% | $23,452 | 99% |
| 7 | Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN Public · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Social Sciences, General | $41,954 | 44% | — | 99% |
| 8 | Northwestern Health Sciences University Bloomington, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Human Biology | — | 0% | $29,794 | — |
| 9 | Crown College Saint Bonifacius, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 8 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 45% | $26,706 | 23% |
| 10 | Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Geoarcheaology | — | 57% | — | 59% |
| 11 | Winona State University Winona, MN Public · 2 feeder programs | 6 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 57% | — | 75% |
| 12 | College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Social Sciences, General | — | 77% | $22,583 | 92% |
| 13 | Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN Public · 2 feeder programs | 4 | Urban Studies/Affairs | — | 40% | — | 95% |
| 14 | Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Social Sciences, General | — | 75% | $19,900 | 91% |
| 15 | St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 4 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 61% | $21,042 | 92% |
| 16 | Bethel University Saint Paul, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Social Sciences, General | — | 71% | $25,225 | 88% |
| 17 | Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 61% | $23,425 | 63% |
| 18 | Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Urban Studies/Affairs | — | 52% | $23,585 | 82% |
| 19 | Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN Public · 2 feeder programs | 2 | Sociology, Other | — | 48% | — | 56% |
| 20 | Minnesota State College Southeast Winona, MN Public · 1 feeder programs | 2 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 47% | — | — |
| 21 | Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls, MN Public · 1 feeder programs | 2 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 47% | — | — |
| 22 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Medical/Health Humanities | — | 66% | $18,163 | 93% |
| 23 | The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 2 | Social Sciences, General | — | 71% | $21,150 | 93% |
| 24 | University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Human Biology | — | 76% | $28,888 | 85% |
| 25 | Anoka - Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 30% | — | — |
All 27 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 | 59 | 3 |
| Capella University | Minneapolis | Private for-profit | 20 | 1 |
| Minnesota State University - Mankato | Mankato | Public | 17 | 3 |
| Macalester College | Saint Paul | Private not-for-profit | 15 | 1 |
| Hamline University | Saint Paul | Private not-for-profit | 14 | 3 |
| North Central University | Minneapolis | Private not-for-profit | 13 | 1 |
| Metropolitan State University | Saint Paul | Public | 12 | 1 |
| Northwestern Health Sciences University | Bloomington | Private not-for-profit | 12 | 1 |
| Crown College | Saint Bonifacius | Private not-for-profit | 8 | 1 |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead | Moorhead | Public | 6 | 1 |
| Winona State University | Winona | Public | 6 | 2 |
| College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph | Private not-for-profit | 4 | 1 |
| Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud | Public | 4 | 2 |
| Saint Johns University | Collegeville | Private not-for-profit | 4 | 1 |
| St Catherine University | Saint Paul | Private not-for-profit | 4 | 1 |
What social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in Minnesota
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $72,990. Minnesota pays above 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 Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other page.
How to become a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other
- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
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 17 majors mapped to Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other17 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 04.0301City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
- 04.1001Real Estate Development
- 13.0607Learning Sciences
- 19.1001Work and Family Studies
- 30.2001International/Globalization Studies
- 30.2101Holocaust and Related Studies
- 30.2701Human Biology
- 30.4201Geoarcheaology
- 45.0101Social Sciences, General
- 45.0102Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
- 45.0103Survey Research/Methodology
- 45.0199Social Sciences, Other
- 45.1103Rural Sociology
- 45.1199Sociology, Other
- 45.1201Urban Studies/Affairs
- 45.9999Social Sciences, Other
- 51.3204Medical/Health Humanities
Common questions
Answers for people weighing social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other programs in Minnesota.
What degree do you need to become a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is International/Globalization Studies, which awarded 59 degrees in Minnesota in 2024-25, 26.7% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 10 programs to this occupation. The largest are International/Globalization Studies, Urban Studies/Affairs, City/Urban, Social Sciences, plus 6 more. Together they graduate about 221 people a year in Minnesota.
How much do social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in Minnesota?+
The median is $102,430 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 40.3% above the U.S. median of $72,990. 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 social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +1.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 1,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Minnesota?+
27 institutions in Minnesota reported graduates from at least one of the 10 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.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
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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