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Electrician schools in Minnesota
Minnesota has 15 accredited campuses awarding electrician credentials. If you finish and work as an electrician in Minnesota, expect to start around $47,480–$58,430 and reach a median of $78,160 with experience; the top quarter earn $101,410 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 $41,294 in their first year, against $34,710 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What electricians earn in Minnesota
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 14,350 employed in Minnesota. National median: $63,190.
Campuses in Minnesota, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AnokaAustinBemidjiCass LakeCloquetDuluthFergus FallsGranite FallsHibbingMinneapolisRosemountSaint CloudSaint PaulThief River FallsWillmar
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota County Technical College | Rosemount | Public | 43 | $51,251 | $10,156 | 58% | not reported |
| Lake Superior College | Duluth | Public | 22 | $45,229 | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College | Saint Cloud | Public | 37 | $44,342 | $10,000 | 45% | not reported |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis | non-profit | 76 | $42,578 | $12,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Granite Falls | Public | 43 | $41,753 | $8,778 | 52% | not reported |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls | Public | 49 | $41,294 | $5,500 | 47% | not reported |
| Ridgewater College | Willmar | Public | 41 | $40,824 | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Anoka Technical College | Anoka | Public | 50 | $40,081 | $12,000 | 67% | not reported |
| Northland Community and Technical College | Thief River Falls | Public | 22 | $39,291 | $12,000 | 56% | not reported |
| Saint Paul College | Saint Paul | Public | 61 | $34,382 | $11,000 | 40% | not reported |
| Riverland Community College | Austin | Public | 47 | not reported | $12,000 | 52% | not reported |
| Northwest Technical College | Bemidji | Public | 38 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Minnesota North College | Hibbing | Public | 20 | not reported | $12,000 | 42% | not reported |
| Leech Lake Tribal College | Cass Lake | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 19% | not reported |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College | Cloquet | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported | 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.