Which Saint Paul College certificate program has the lowest debt?

Welding and Machining graduates leave with a median of $9,928 in federal loans, the lowest among 7 Saint Paul College certificate programs that report debt.

How much does Saint Paul College cost?

Tuition and fees are $6,326 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $11,495 a year.

How many Saint Paul College programs report graduate pay?

7 associate's programs and 8 certificate programs at Saint Paul College report first-year pay, and 12 of them also report federal debt.

Saint Paul College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Saint Paul, MN
3,813 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

8 Saint Paul College certificate programs report what graduates earn. Welding and Machining pays the most in the first year ($50,842), and Massage Therapy the least ($21,881). The median program pays $40,001. Saint Paul College also has 7 associate's programs that report pay.

Tuition and fees$6,326Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$11,495Per year

Graduation rate40%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 7 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	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 42 graduates a year	$57,464	$56,251	$23,000	8th of 12
2	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 8 graduates a year	$47,780	Not reported	$22,375	1st of 2
3	Computer NetworkingAbout 8 graduates a year	$38,654	$56,268	$16,065	3rd of 3
4	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 11 graduates a year	$34,848	$58,249	Not reported	9th of 9
5	Human ResourcesAbout 16 graduates a year	$32,632	Not reported	$30,562	3rd of 3
6	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 7 graduates a year	$32,055	$36,990	Not reported	1st of 1
7	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 202 graduates a year	$25,100	$42,952	$15,827	21st of 23

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.

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

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	Welding and MachiningAbout 62 graduates a year	$50,842	$60,060	$9,928	3rd of 13
2	Practical NursingAbout 153 graduates a year	$44,393	$43,263	$17,500	6th of 18
3	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 31 graduates a year	$41,572	$61,551	$12,000	8th of 13
4	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 51 graduates a year	$40,232	$36,556	$11,375	1st of 1
5	Electrician TrainingAbout 53 graduates a year	$39,770	$54,923	$12,000	10th of 11
6	CosmetologyAbout 118 graduates a year	$32,987	$22,107	$14,250	1st of 8
7	Culinary ArtsAbout 19 graduates a year	$32,478	$33,963	$17,500	1st of 1
8	Massage TherapyAbout 19 graduates a year	$21,881	$29,003	Not reported	2nd of 4

Quick picks: certificate programs

Highest first-year pay

Welding and Machining$50,842
Practical Nursing$44,393
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$41,572
Medical Laboratory Science$40,232
Electrician Training$39,770

Lowest median debt

Welding and Machining$9,928
Medical Laboratory Science$11,375
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$12,000
Electrician Training$12,000
Cosmetology$14,250

Largest programs

Practical NursingAbout 153 graduates a year
CosmetologyAbout 118 graduates a year
Welding and MachiningAbout 62 graduates a year
Electrician TrainingAbout 53 graduates a year
Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 51 graduates a year

Common questions

Welding and Machining graduates earn a median of $50,842 in their first year, the most of 8 Saint Paul College certificate 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