Which Rasmussen University associate's program has the lowest debt?

Information Technology graduates leave with a median of $21,480 in federal loans, the lowest among 17 Rasmussen University associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Rasmussen University cost?

Tuition and fees are $11,490 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $17,962 a year.

How many Rasmussen University programs report graduate pay?

15 bachelor's programs, 17 associate's programs, and 8 certificate programs at Rasmussen University report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Rasmussen University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Rasmussen University-Minnesota
Private for-profit university
St. Cloud, MN
8,617 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

17 Rasmussen University associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($68,119), and Teacher Education the least ($28,337). The median program pays $43,736. Rasmussen University also has 15 bachelor's programs and 8 certificate programs that report pay.

Tuition and fees$11,490Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$17,962Per year

Graduation rate53%Within 6 years

All 15 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Minnesota" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Minnesota. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Minnesota
1	NursingAbout 122 graduates a year	$74,861	$94,955	$39,232	16th of 23
2	Information ScienceAbout 2 graduates a year	$64,329	Not reported	$22,632	2nd of 4
3	Business AdministrationAbout 1 graduates a year	$59,693	$62,112	$37,315	3rd of 28
4	Information TechnologyAbout 1 graduates a year	$59,685	$76,447	$47,579	2nd of 4
5	Human ResourcesAbout 3 graduates a year	$56,465	$64,654	$38,233	4th of 9
6	Computer ScienceGraduates a year not reported	$53,832	$72,149	$38,409	13th of 13
7	AccountingAbout 1 graduates a year	$53,285	$60,866	$39,938	22nd of 23
8	FinanceGraduates a year not reported	$47,744	$64,173	$31,000	14th of 15
9	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 1 graduates a year	$46,361	$55,408	$44,359	9th of 10
10	MarketingGraduates a year not reported	$41,377	$61,087	$37,530	17th of 17
11	Human ServicesAbout 1 graduates a year	$40,125	Not reported	$46,312	2nd of 3
12	Criminal JusticeAbout 1 graduates a year	$39,317	$45,036	$42,037	11th of 12
13	Educational AdministrationAbout 2 graduates a year	$37,480	$42,810	$35,697	1st of 1
14	Public HealthAbout 1 graduates a year	$35,433	Not reported	$40,809	6th of 7
15	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 5 graduates a year	$32,482	Not reported	$35,438	8th of 11

Program names link to the program's own page, and Minnesota ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Minnesota programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

All 17 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Minnesota" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Minnesota. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Minnesota
1	NursingAbout 711 graduates a year	$68,119	$75,988	$30,500	6th of 23
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 40 graduates a year	$51,036	$60,743	$25,000	12th of 12
3	Computer EngineeringAbout 11 graduates a year	$48,263	$72,251	$23,635	1st of 1
4	Criminal JusticeAbout 45 graduates a year	$47,447	$49,266	$24,408	9th of 11
5	Management Information SystemsAbout 14 graduates a year	$46,337	$53,071	$27,387	1st of 1
6	Human ResourcesAbout 31 graduates a year	$45,969	$53,717	$26,536	1st of 3
7	MarketingAbout 5 graduates a year	$44,293	$48,894	$27,167	1st of 1
8	AccountingAbout 26 graduates a year	$43,765	$52,198	$23,823	3rd of 7
9	Business AdministrationAbout 48 graduates a year	$43,736	$50,641	$25,555	3rd of 11
10	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 12 graduates a year	$43,637	$55,150	$27,535	2nd of 2
11	Information TechnologyAbout 12 graduates a year	$42,043	Not reported	$21,480	4th of 5
12	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 3 graduates a year	$39,372	$42,059	$26,000	5th of 5
13	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 22 graduates a year	$35,350	$35,777	$26,612	8th of 8
14	Paralegal StudiesAbout 17 graduates a year	$34,421	$42,836	$27,876	3rd of 3
15	Human ServicesAbout 18 graduates a year	$33,870	$35,574	$26,882	2nd of 3
16	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 17 graduates a year	$32,246	Not reported	$28,722	3rd of 4
17	Teacher EducationAbout 41 graduates a year	$28,337	$33,916	$23,086	1st of 2

All 8 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Minnesota" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Minnesota. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Minnesota
1	Criminal JusticeAbout 1 graduates a year	$67,135	$64,718	$25,686	1st of 4
2	AccountingAbout 23 graduates a year	$47,506	Not reported	$13,047	1st of 1
3	Practical NursingAbout 87 graduates a year	$45,271	$53,941	$21,274	3rd of 18
4	Paralegal StudiesAbout 5 graduates a year	$40,492	Not reported	$28,796	3rd of 3
5	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 88 graduates a year	$33,372	$38,602	$13,143	3rd of 7
6	Office AdministrationAbout 109 graduates a year	$32,345	$33,999	$16,722	1st of 1
7	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 52 graduates a year	$29,532	$34,231	$14,042	5th of 5
8	Teacher EducationAbout 116 graduates a year	$28,038	$27,895	$12,358	2nd of 2

One more certificate program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$68,119
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$51,036
Computer Engineering$48,263
Criminal Justice$47,447
Management Information Systems$46,337

Lowest median debt

Information Technology$21,480
Teacher Education$23,086
Computer Engineering$23,635
Accounting$23,823
Criminal Justice$24,408

Largest programs

NursingAbout 711 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 48 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 45 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 41 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 40 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $68,119 in their first year, the most of 17 Rasmussen University associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Minnesota rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels