Which Minnesota allied health and medical assisting program has the lowest debt?

Northland Community and Technical College reports the lowest median federal debt, $23,750, with first-year pay of $42,509.

How much do allied health and medical assisting graduates earn in Minnesota?

The median across 8 Minnesota allied health and medical assisting associate's programs is $38,930 in the first year after graduating and $43,034 five years after.

Allied Health and Medical Assisting (Associate's) Programs in Minnesota, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many allied health and medical assisting associate's programs are in Minnesota?

8 Minnesota programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

8 programs report first-year pay
6 also report federal debt
Associate's in Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Minnesota allied health and medical assisting associate's program pays its graduates $38,930 in their first year, $1,674 more than the national median. Lake Superior College reports the highest first-year pay ($43,188), and Northland Community and Technical College the lowest median debt ($23,750).

Median first-year pay$38,930National $37,256

Median pay after 5 years$43,034National $41,892

Median federal debt$26,612National $19,000

Debt-to-earnings68%National 50%

All 8 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Lake Superior CollegeDuluth · public	$43,188	$45,149	$26,611	62%
2	Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls · public	$42,509	$43,034	$23,750	56%
3	St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul · private nonprofit	$40,149	$45,958	$30,500	76%
4	Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids · public	$39,442	$46,083	$29,000	74%
5	Anoka Technical CollegeAnoka · public	$38,417	$36,541	$24,326	63%
6	Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park · public	$37,273	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
7	South Central CollegeNorth Mankato · public	$36,389	$36,264	Not reported	Not reported
8	Rasmussen UniversitySt. Cloud · private for-profit	$35,350	$35,777	$26,612	75%

Hennepin Technical College and South Central College report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Minnesota allied health and medical assisting program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Minnesota medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lake Superior College$43,188
Northland Community and Technical College$42,509
St Catherine University$40,149
Anoka-Ramsey Community College$39,442
Anoka Technical College$38,417

Lowest median debt

Northland Community and Technical College$23,750
Anoka Technical College$24,326
Lake Superior College$26,611
Rasmussen University$26,612
Anoka-Ramsey Community College$29,000

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to allied health and medical assisting, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Medical Assistants

$50,480

Median pay in Minnesota. 10,580 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 109,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $40,110Top 10%: $60,100

Pharmacy Technicians

$48,300

Median pay in Minnesota. 7,340 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 44,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $38,110Top 10%: $62,080

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

$74,440

Median pay in Minnesota. 7,190 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 20,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $49,810Top 10%: $101,190

Surgical Technologists

$80,210

Median pay in Minnesota. 1,770 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 7,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $62,820Top 10%: $98,470

Common questions

Lake Superior College in Duluth reports the highest median first-year pay, $43,188. Its median federal debt is $26,611.

Allied Health and Medical Assisting (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked376 programs by pay and debt

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.
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.
Medians are across the allied health and medical assisting associate's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024