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Highest earning associate's registered nursing programs in Minnesota
Minnesota registered nursing programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Granite Falls | Public, 2-year | $74,877 | 44 |
| 2 | Northwest Technical College | Bemidji | Public, 2-year | $72,778 | 58 |
| 3 | Rochester Community and Technical College | Rochester | Public, 2-year | $70,020 | 107 |
| 4 | Rasmussen University | St. Cloud | For-profit, 4-year | $68,119 | 2,086 |
| 5 | Central Lakes College-Brainerd | Brainerd | Public, 2-year | $68,032 | 47 |
| 6 | North Hennepin Community College | Brooklyn Park | Public, 2-year | $67,312 | 55 |
| 7 | Northland Community and Technical College | Thief River Falls | Public, 2-year | $67,075 | 79 |
| 8 | Inver Hills Community College | Inver Grove Heights | Public, 2-year | $66,870 | 43 |
| 9 | Century College | White Bear Lake | Public, 2-year | $66,512 | 66 |
| 10 | Anoka-Ramsey Community College | Coon Rapids | Public, 2-year | $66,484 | 100 |
| 11 | Alexandria Technical & Community College | Alexandria | Public, 2-year | $66,448 | 35 |
| 12 | Normandale Community College | Bloomington | Public, 2-year | $65,052 | 35 |
| 13 | Pine Technical & Community College | Pine City | Public, 2-year | $64,961 | 31 |
| 14 | Lake Superior College | Duluth | Public, 2-year | $64,846 | 123 |
| 15 | Minneapolis Community and Technical College | Minneapolis | Public, 2-year | $61,817 | 37 |
| 16 | Minnesota North College | Hibbing | Public, 2-year | $61,116 | 85 |
| 17 | South Central College | North Mankato | Public, 2-year | $60,434 | 38 |
| 18 | St Cloud Technical and Community College | Saint Cloud | Public, 2-year | $59,395 | 43 |
| 19 | Ridgewater College | Willmar | Public, 2-year | $59,082 | 64 |
| 20 | Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls | Public, 2-year | $58,823 | 74 |
| 21 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College | Cloquet | Public, 4-year | $57,141 | 37 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.