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Medical assistant programs in Minnesota
Minnesota has 16 accredited campuses awarding medical assistant credentials. If you finish and work as a medical assistant in Minnesota, expect to start around $40,110–$47,220 and reach a median of $50,480 with experience; the top quarter earn $58,540 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 $34,969 in their first year, against $26,692 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical assistants earn in Minnesota
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 10,580 employed in Minnesota. National median: $45,690.
Campuses in Minnesota, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlexandriaAnokaAustinBrainerdBrooklyn ParkCoon RapidsDuluthGranite FallsNorth MankatoRosemountSaint PaulSt. CloudSt. Louis ParkThief River FallsWhite Bear LakeWillmar
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College | Coon Rapids | Public | 23 | $42,165 | $16,500 | 30% | not reported |
| St Catherine University | Saint Paul | non-profit | 125 | $41,186 | $21,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Northland Community and Technical College | Thief River Falls | Public | 20 | $39,458 | $11,500 | 56% | not reported |
| Lake Superior College | Duluth | Public | 43 | $37,735 | $13,000 | 42% | not reported |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis | St. Louis Park | non-profit | 9 | $35,289 | $21,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Anoka Technical College | Anoka | Public | 43 | $34,650 | $14,750 | 67% | not reported |
| Century College | White Bear Lake | Public | 34 | $34,196 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Dakota County Technical College | Rosemount | Public | 30 | $32,524 | not reported | 58% | not reported |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota | St. Cloud | for-profit | 51 | $29,867 | $11,611 | not reported | not reported |
| Ridgewater College | Willmar | Public | 26 | $29,549 | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| South Central College | North Mankato | Public | 6 | $26,239 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College | Alexandria | Public | 18 | not reported | not reported | 60% | not reported |
| Hennepin Technical College | Brooklyn Park | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Riverland Community College | Austin | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 52% | not reported |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Granite Falls | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 52% | not reported |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd | Brainerd | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 53% | 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.