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LPN / LVN programs in Minnesota
Minnesota has 20 accredited campuses awarding lpn credentials. If you finish and work as a licensed practical nurse in Minnesota, expect to start around $51,700–$59,960 and reach a median of $63,750 with experience; the top quarter earn $71,270 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Minnesota). Graduates of these Minnesota programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $38,520 in their first year, against $37,410 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earn in Minnesota
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 12,840 employed in Minnesota. National median: $64,400.
Campuses in Minnesota, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlexandriaAnokaAustinBemidjiBrainerdBrooklyn ParkDuluthFergus FallsGranite FallsHibbingNorth MankatoPine CityRochesterRosemountSaint CloudSaint PaulSt. CloudThief River FallsWillmarWinona
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Technical & Community College | Pine City | Public | 28 | $43,225 | $11,064 | 36% | not reported |
| Northland Community and Technical College | Thief River Falls | Public | 75 | $42,056 | $12,250 | 56% | not reported |
| Dakota County Technical College | Rosemount | Public | 44 | $41,086 | $9,500 | 58% | not reported |
| Hennepin Technical College | Brooklyn Park | Public | 52 | $40,897 | $14,933 | 42% | not reported |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota | St. Cloud | for-profit | 87 | $40,180 | $14,167 | not reported | not reported |
| Anoka Technical College | Anoka | Public | 33 | $38,520 | $9,500 | 67% | not reported |
| Saint Paul College | Saint Paul | Public | 59 | $38,263 | $9,500 | 40% | not reported |
| Minnesota State College Southeast | Winona | Public | 14 | $36,437 | $13,935 | 48% | not reported |
| Rochester Community and Technical College | Rochester | Public | 27 | $35,054 | $19,250 | 29% | not reported |
| Ridgewater College | Willmar | Public | 16 | $34,790 | $18,048 | 50% | not reported |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College | Alexandria | Public | 67 | $34,607 | $7,464 | 60% | not reported |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College | Saint Cloud | Public | 67 | not reported | $15,623 | 45% | not reported |
| Riverland Community College | Austin | Public | 39 | not reported | $13,875 | 52% | not reported |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls | Public | 36 | not reported | $13,000 | 47% | not reported |
| Minnesota North College | Hibbing | Public | 31 | not reported | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Granite Falls | Public | 25 | not reported | not reported | 52% | not reported |
| Lake Superior College | Duluth | Public | 15 | not reported | $11,288 | 42% | not reported |
| South Central College | North Mankato | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd | Brainerd | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Northwest Technical College | Bemidji | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.