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Highest earning certificate practical nursing programs in Minnesota
Minnesota practical 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 | Dakota County Technical College | Rosemount | Public, 2-year | $48,973 | 54 |
| 2 | Rasmussen University | St. Cloud | For-profit, 4-year | $45,271 | 288 |
| 3 | Ridgewater College | Willmar | Public, 2-year | $44,921 | 43 |
| 4 | Saint Paul College | Saint Paul | Public, 2-year | $44,393 | 91 |
| 5 | Northland Community and Technical College | Thief River Falls | Public, 2-year | $44,017 | 39 |
| 6 | Minnesota State College Southeast | Winona | Public, 2-year | $43,145 | 41 |
| 7 | Anoka Technical College | Anoka | Public, 2-year | $42,648 | 87 |
| 8 | Rochester Community and Technical College | Rochester | Public, 2-year | $42,200 | 33 |
| 9 | Minnesota North College | Hibbing | Public, 2-year | $41,300 | 34 |
| 10 | St Cloud Technical and Community College | Saint Cloud | Public, 2-year | $39,897 | 72 |
| 11 | Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls | Public, 2-year | $39,109 | 32 |
| 12 | Alexandria Technical & Community College | Alexandria | Public, 2-year | $38,862 | 30 |
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.
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