How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

The reported median federal debt among borrowers is $21,274.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 3% above the national median for the same field and degree level.

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Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma at Rasmussen University-Minnesota

Q: How much do Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma graduates from Rasmussen University-Minnesota earn?

The reported median is $58,034 four years after completion.

St. Cloud, MN · Private for-profit

What this page covers

Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are close to similar programs.

$1,961 above the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: 36.7% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff: $85,340 / year
Modeled 10-year payoff: Withheld by data safeguards
Available price data: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+19%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$45,271 → $53,941

204Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

125Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

281Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

485Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

$10,500Awarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

84Recent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

1,200Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

243Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

877Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

945Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

12.6%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 143 non-completers

269Graduates not recorded as employedHistorical federal cohort, three years after completion

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$58,034A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Additional borrowing reported for this category: 15 Parent PLUS borrowers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$17,962

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$21,274

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$58,034

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$226/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$17,962Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$25,221Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE53.5%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$45,271Year 1

$58,034Year 4

$53,941Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

4.7% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$4,836

Estimated loan payment$226

485borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$58,034 vs. $56,073

$1,961 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,750 median wageMN estimate · 12,840 jobs · 29-2061$59,960–$71,270 middle 50% of MN wages+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$46,680 median wageMN estimate · 29,120 jobs · 31-1131$40,340–$49,330 middle 50% of MN wages+2.6% projected U.S. growth · 196,200 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree award

Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Duluth, MN

Lake Superior College

$7,005 higher earnings · $9,305 less debt · $2,470 lower annual net price

Earnings: $65,039
Debt: $11,969
Annual net price: $15,492

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Thief River Falls, MN

Northland Community and Technical College

$5,933 higher earnings · $2,143 less debt · $3,987 lower annual net price

Earnings: $63,967
Debt: $19,131
Annual net price: $13,975

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Fergus Falls, MN

Minnesota State Community and Technical College

$1,832 higher earnings · $1,574 less debt · $5,406 lower annual net price

Earnings: $59,866
Debt: $19,700
Annual net price: $12,556

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Brainerd, MN

Central Lakes College-Brainerd

$453 higher earnings · $2,674 less debt · $4,093 lower annual net price

Earnings: $58,487
Debt: $18,600
Annual net price: $13,869

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DATA QUALITY

Check the evidence behind the estimate.

281 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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