Which Minnesota diagnostic and treatment professions program has the lowest debt?

Lake Superior College reports the lowest median federal debt, $19,750, with first-year pay of $53,192.

How much do diagnostic and treatment professions graduates earn in Minnesota?

The median across 12 Minnesota diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs is $58,851 in the first year after graduating and $60,083 five years after.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's) Programs in Minnesota, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs are in Minnesota?

12 Minnesota programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 11 of them also report federal debt.

12 programs report first-year pay
11 also report federal debt
Associate's in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Minnesota diagnostic and treatment professions associate's program pays its graduates $58,851 in their first year, $4,282 more than the national median. Century College (Minnesota) reports the highest first-year pay ($65,588), and Lake Superior College the lowest median debt ($19,750).

Median first-year pay$58,851National $54,570

Median pay after 5 years$60,083National $59,487

Median federal debt$23,673National $18,592

Debt-to-earnings40%National 34%

All 12 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	Century College (Minnesota)White Bear Lake · public	$65,588	$65,577	$20,837	32%
2	Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis · private nonprofit	$65,457	$69,505	$26,343	40%
3	St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeSaint Cloud · public	$65,019	$70,145	$22,917	35%
4	Anoka Technical CollegeAnoka · public	$62,699	Not reported	$23,673	38%
5	Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester · public	$60,676	$57,715	$21,000	35%
6	Minnesota State College SoutheastWinona · public	$59,857	$59,526	Not reported	Not reported
7	St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul · private nonprofit	$57,845	$66,870	$31,500	54%
8	Saint Paul CollegeSaint Paul · public	$57,464	$56,251	$23,000	40%
9	Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus Falls · public	$55,649	Not reported	$24,702	44%
10	Lake Superior CollegeDuluth · public	$53,192	$60,083	$19,750	37%
11	Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls · public	$51,189	$54,626	$29,001	57%
12	Rasmussen UniversitySt. Cloud · private for-profit	$51,036	$60,743	$25,000	49%

Minnesota State College Southeast reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Minnesota diagnostic and treatment professions 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 11 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Century College (Minnesota)$65,588
Dunwoody College of Technology$65,457
St Cloud Technical and Community College$65,019
Anoka Technical College$62,699
Rochester Community and Technical College$60,676

Lowest median debt

Lake Superior College$19,750
Century College (Minnesota)$20,837
Rochester Community and Technical College$21,000
St Cloud Technical and Community College$22,917
Saint Paul College$23,000

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 diagnostic and treatment professions, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

$83,400

Median pay in Minnesota. 4,910 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $67,080Top 10%: $106,100

Emergency Medical Technicians

$48,090

Median pay in Minnesota. 3,160 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $31,340Top 10%: $59,220

Physician Assistants

$141,190

Median pay in Minnesota. 3,660 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 21% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $112,390Top 10%: $183,320

Respiratory Therapists

$98,710

Median pay in Minnesota. 1,250 people work in this job in Minnesota. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $79,060Top 10%: $110,050

Common questions

Century College (Minnesota) in White Bear Lake reports the highest median first-year pay, $65,588. Its median federal debt is $20,837.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked496 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 diagnostic and treatment professions 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