Offered Programs at Southwest Minnesota State
Offered Degrees/Programs
AS, BS, MS, Post-Grad.
Offered Through Online Classes
BS, MS, Post-Grad.
Total Number of Programs
88
Total Number of Online Programs
30
Total Number of Completers
633
Southwest Minnesota State University offers 88 programs through Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 5 Associate, 55 Bachelor's, 5 Master's, 11 Post-BS Certificate, 1 Post-MS Certificate programs
It also offers its programs via online learning and 30 programs are available through Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 14 Bachelor's, 1 Master's, 8 Post-BS Certificate program in the virtual environment.
For the academic year 2021-2022, total 633 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from Southwest Minnesota State University.
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
Number of Programs Number of Online Programs Number of Completers Associate 5 0 13 Bachelor's 55 14 429 Master's 5 1 169 Post-BS Certificate 11 8 8 Post-MS Certificate 1 0 11 Total 88 30 633
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Accounting $44,100 Finance $41,400 Business Administration and Management $39,100 Agricultural Teacher Education $37,600 Marketing/Marketing Management $34,900
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Business Administration and Management $55,700 Education $48,500
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 12 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 80 - Kinesiology and Exercise Science 41 - Early Childhood Education and Teaching 30 - Elementary Education and Teaching 29 - Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 15 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Educational Leadership and Administration 11 - Administration of Special Education 4 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Education 105 $48,500 Special Education and Teaching 5 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture
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0 completers - Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
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12 completers - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies ✕ 12 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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1 completers -
Business Administration and Management ✕ 0 - Accounting ✕ 1 - Marketing/Marketing Management ✕ 0 - Total 13
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture
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16 completers - Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations ✕ 12 - Agricultural and Extension Education Services ✕ 2 - Agronomy and Crop Science ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation
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4 completers - Environmental Science ✕ 4 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism
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5 completers - Speech Communication and Rhetoric ✕ 4 - Radio and Television ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
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13 completers - Computer and Information Sciences (other) ✕ 0 - Computer Science ✕ 13 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services
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3 completers - Culinary Science/Culinology ✕ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (5 completers)96 completers - Education ✕ 5 - Special Education and Teaching ✔ 12 - Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs ✔ 3 - Elementary Education and Teaching ✔ 29 - Early Childhood Education and Teaching ✔ 30 - Agricultural Teacher Education ✕ 5 $37,600 Art Teacher Education ✕ 1 - English/Language Arts Teacher Education ✕ 2 - Health Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Mathematics Teacher Education ✕ 1 - Music Teacher Education ✕ 1 - Physical Education Teaching and Coaching ✕ 3 - Biology Teacher Education ✕ 1 - Chemistry Teacher Education ✕ 1 - Speech Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor ✔ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature
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7 completers - English Language and Literature ✕ 2 - Creative Writing ✕ 1 - Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing ✕ 4 - General Literature ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
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0 completers - General Studies ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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14 completers - Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 14 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics
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2 completers - Mathematics ✕ 2 - Computational and Applied Mathematics ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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2 completers - Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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48 completers - Health and Physical Education/Fitness ✕ 7 $25,600 Kinesiology and Exercise Science ✕ 41 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies
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2 completers - Philosophy ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
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4 completers - Chemistry ✕ 4 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
✔ (2 completers)8 completers $31,400 Psychology ✔ 6 $31,400 Community Psychology ✔ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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15 completers $36,900 Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration ✕ 15 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
✔ (1 completers)14 completers - Social Work ✔ 14 $33,400
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
✔ (1 completers)11 completers - Political Science and Government ✕ 3 - Sociology ✔ 8 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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7 completers - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts ✕ 4 - Art/Art Studies ✕ 3 - Music ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ (1 completers)81 completers - Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist ✕ 1 - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✔ 80 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
✔ (3 completers)67 completers - Business Administration and Management ✔ 27 $39,100 Accounting ✔ 18 $44,100 Finance ✕ 10 $41,400 Hospitality Administration/Management ✕ 7 - Marketing/Marketing Management ✔ 5 $34,900
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
✔ 10 completers -
History ✔ 10 - Total 429
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
✔ (1 completers)0 completers - Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance ✔ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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119 completers $48,500 Education ✕ 105 $48,500 Special Education and Teaching ✕ 5 - Physical Education Teaching and Coaching ✕ 9 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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50 completers -
Business Administration and Management ✕ 50 $55,700 Total 169
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
✔ (1 completers)0 completers - Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance ✔ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ 8 completers -
Educational Leadership and Administration ✕ 4 - Administration of Special Education ✕ 4 - Educational/Instructional Technology ✔ 0 - Special Education and Teaching ✔ 0 - Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities ✔ 0 - Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism ✕ 0 - English/Language Arts Teacher Education ✔ 0 - Mathematics Teacher Education ✔ 0 - Reading Teacher Education ✔ 0 - Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor ✔ 0 - Total 8
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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11 completers -
Educational Leadership and Administration ✕ 11 - Total 11
