MN · 110 COVERED COLLEGES

College ROI in Minnesota

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

36Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario
$60,000Median observed year-5 earnings
$19,764Median annual net price
−43%Median modeled 10-year ROI
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Minnesota's everyday prices are 1.4% below the U.S. average

This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.

Overall prices
98.6
Housing
91.3
Utilities
90.8
U.S. average = 100
TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

36 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION

Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt

Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Minnesota median among debt-reporting colleges.

1Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute MinneapolisMinneapolis · Private for-profit$6,333median federal debt68%college completion2Anoka Technical CollegeAnoka · Public$11,000median federal debt66%college completion3Central Lakes College-BrainerdBrainerd · Public$11,000median federal debt53%college completion4Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount · Public$11,000median federal debt58%college completion5Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria · Public$12,000median federal debt60%college completion6Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls · Public$12,000median federal debt56%college completion7Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis · Private nonprofit$16,000median federal debt66%college completion8Carleton CollegeNorthfield · Private nonprofit$16,750median federal debt90%college completion9University of Minnesota-MorrisMorris · Public$18,995median federal debt63%college completion10University of Minnesota-RochesterRochester · Public$19,500median federal debt57%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.
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110 matching colleges · page 3 of 5

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI
Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester · Public$48,858$14,435$14,743−84%Herzing University-MinneapolisSt. Louis Park · Private nonprofit$48,660$16,670$21,500−85%University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul · Private nonprofit$48,941$27,705$21,325−86%Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis · Public$47,959$13,812$17,954−87%Minnesota North CollegeHibbing · Public$47,781$10,432$12,000−87%Minnesota State College SoutheastWinona · Public$47,411$16,140$12,971−90%Pine Technical & Community CollegePine City · Public$47,073$12,798$14,392−91%Ridgewater CollegeWillmar · Public$46,511$10,046$12,000−93%Martin Luther CollegeNew Ulm · Private nonprofit$46,129$18,463$20,177−96%Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius · Private nonprofit$46,129$26,672$22,500−96%Bethany Lutheran CollegeMankato · Private nonprofit$45,652$20,148$23,000−97%Saint Paul CollegeSaint Paul · Public$45,072$11,495$10,925−100%Leech Lake Tribal CollegeCass Lake · Public$44,958$13,115Not available−100%Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolis · Private nonprofit$44,913$29,926$27,000−100%North Central UniversityMinneapolis · Private nonprofit$44,855$25,817$23,200−101%Bethany Global UniversityBloomington · Private nonprofit · Online-only$34,269$37,790$12,000−132%Oak Hills Christian CollegeBemidji · Private nonprofit$35,880$20,227$20,980−135%Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute MinneapolisMinneapolis · Private for-profit$32,794$18,345$6,333−148%Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization CenterMinneapolis · Private nonprofit$30,371$17,649Not available−158%PCI Academy-PlymouthPlymouth · Private for-profit$29,666$20,037$5,828−159%Model College of Hair DesignSaint Cloud · Private for-profit$30,324$10,946$7,139−166%Nova Academy of CosmetologyRochester · Private for-profit$24,100$21,473$9,424−179%Avalon School of CosmetologyWorthington · Private for-profit$28,673$6,507Not available−179%Hastings Beauty SchoolHastings · Private for-profit$25,766$14,099Not available−181%Red Lake Nation CollegeRed Lake · Public$28,403$5,672Not available−182%

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Minnesota, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.