RN programs in Minneapolis, Minnesota
17 RN programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
11 schools offer these RN programs with classes in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Registered nurses provide and coordinate patient care and teach patients and their families about health conditions. To work as one, you graduate from an approved nursing program (a bachelor's or associate degree in nursing, or a hospital diploma) and pass a licensing exam for your state nursing license.1 In Minneapolis, 1 of the 17 programs takes students without a high school diploma, and 4 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 17 programsAll 63 RN programs in Minnesota, including online programs
How much do RN programs cost in Minneapolis?
- Two-year degrees (9 programs)
- $11,197 to $12,751most of them, usually 120 weeks long
- Bachelor's degrees (8 programs)
- $19,958 to $36,860most of them, usually 165 to 180 weeks long
What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 82%
- Working 6 months later
- 83%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $52,800
- Length
- 120 to 180 weeks
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Minneapolis may also offer RN programs. How these figures are made
All 17 RN programs in Minneapolis approved for WIOA funding
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17 programs
Nursing (BSN)
St. Catherine University
St. Paul
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimated$56,600Price if you pay yourself$6,465Program website, Nursing (BSN) at St. Catherine UniversityMore details about Nursing (BSN) at St. Catherine University
- Finished
- 58%
- Working at 6 months
- 81%
- Earned in a quarter
- $14,157
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $500
- Students counted
- 2,245
- a year, estimated
- $56,600
- price
- $6,465
Nursing B S N
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$68,300Price if you pay yourself$48,064Program website, Nursing B S N at University of Minnesota Twin CitiesMore details about Nursing B S N at University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- Finished
- 95%
- Working at 6 months
- 76%
- Earned in a quarter
- $17,068
- Length
- 180 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 1,324
- a year, estimated
- $68,300
- price
- $48,064
Nursing
Metropolitan State University
St. Paul
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$63,800Price if you pay yourself$33,125Program website, Nursing at Metropolitan State UniversityMore details about Nursing at Metropolitan State University
- Finished
- 77%
- Working at 6 months
- 89%
- Earned in a quarter
- $15,961
- Length
- 180 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 1,312
- a year, estimated
- $63,800
- price
- $33,125
Nursing (MANE)
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Cambridge
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$51,600Price if you pay yourself$11,1973 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Nursing (MANE) at Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeMore details about Nursing (MANE) at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
- Finished
- 80%
- Working at 6 months
- 88%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,907
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 1,244
- a year, estimated
- $51,600
- price
- $11,197
- trained with WIOA funding
- 3
Nursing (MANE)
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Coon Rapids
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$51,600Price if you pay yourself$11,1973 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Nursing (MANE) at Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeMore details about Nursing (MANE) at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
- Finished
- 80%
- Working at 6 months
- 88%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,907
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 1,244
- a year, estimated
- $51,600
- price
- $11,197
- trained with WIOA funding
- 3
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Herzing University
St. Louis Park
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$58,100Price if you pay yourself$84,675Program website, Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Herzing UniversityMore details about Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Herzing University
- Finished
- 84%
- Working at 6 months
- 81%
- Earned in a quarter
- $14,524
- Length
- 120 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,960
- Students counted
- 1,011
- a year, estimated
- $58,100
- price
- $84,675
Nursing (MANE)
Inver Hills Community College
Inver Grove Heights
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$52,800Price if you pay yourself$12,281Program website, Nursing (MANE) at Inver Hills Community CollegeMore details about Nursing (MANE) at Inver Hills Community College
- Finished
- 90%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,193
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 960
- a year, estimated
- $52,800
- price
- $12,281
Nursing
Century College
White Bear Lake
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$50,200Price if you pay yourself$11,284Program website, Nursing at Century CollegeMore details about Nursing at Century College
- Finished
- 87%
- Working at 6 months
- 86%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,562
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 861
- a year, estimated
- $50,200
- price
- $11,284
Nursing
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minneapolis
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$53,300Price if you pay yourself$10,234Program website, Nursing at Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMore details about Nursing at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
- Finished
- 84%
- Working at 6 months
- 85%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,325
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 775
- a year, estimated
- $53,300
- price
- $10,234
Nursing (MANE)
North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$50,800Price if you pay yourself$12,751Program website, Nursing (MANE) at North Hennepin Community CollegeMore details about Nursing (MANE) at North Hennepin Community College
- Finished
- 71%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,704
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 666
- a year, estimated
- $50,800
- price
- $12,751
Nursing (MANE)
Normandale Community College
Bloomington
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$47,200Price if you pay yourself$12,474Program website, Nursing (MANE) at Normandale Community CollegeMore details about Nursing (MANE) at Normandale Community College
- Finished
- 80%
- Working at 6 months
- 81%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,793
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 655
- a year, estimated
- $47,200
- price
- $12,474
Professional Nursing
Rasmussen University
Bloomington
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$48,73810 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Professional Nursing at Rasmussen UniversityMore details about Professional Nursing at Rasmussen University
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 120 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 10
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $48,738
- trained with WIOA funding
- 10
Nursing
North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$19,958Program website, Nursing at North Hennepin Community CollegeMore details about Nursing at North Hennepin Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 180 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $19,958
Nursing
Inver Hills Community College
Inver Grove Heights
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$19,958Program website, Nursing at Inver Hills Community CollegeMore details about Nursing at Inver Hills Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 180 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $19,958
Nursing
Normandale Community College
Bloomington
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$19,958Program website, Nursing at Normandale Community CollegeMore details about Nursing at Normandale Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 180 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $19,958
Nursing
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Coon Rapids
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$19,958Program website, Nursing at Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeMore details about Nursing at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 180 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $19,958
Professional Nursing
Rasmussen University
Lake Elmo
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$48,738Program website, Professional Nursing at Rasmussen UniversityMore details about Professional Nursing at Rasmussen University
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 120 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $48,738
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How to pay for RN programs in Minneapolis
WIOA funding can pay for RN programs in Minneapolis
Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4
Ask at an American Job Center
Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).5
Financial aid and grants for RN programs
Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67
GI Bill for RN programs
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply
Where the Minneapolis RN program numbers come from
Which Minneapolis RN programs are on this list?
These are the RN programs with classes in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area that are approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Minnesota page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How Minneapolis RN program prices are reported
The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.
What the graduate results of these programs measure
The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.
Why do some RN programs say "Not reported"?
Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.
Why the kind of school is left off each program
The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.
Other training in Minneapolis
Sources for the facts about RN programs in Minneapolis
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Registered Nurses
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List