10-yr median earnings
$45,570
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Hibbing, Minnesota
Minnesota North College
Minnesota North College is a public institution in Hibbing, Minnesota. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $10,432
- Avg net price / yr
- $45,570
- 10-yr median earnings
- 41.7%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Minnesota North College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 38%
- former-student earnings, US
- 41.7%
- 150%-time completion
- +20%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Remote
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Minnesota North College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
55/100
Minnesota North College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C+
$45,570
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B+
$10,432
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
41.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C
$12,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C-
59.2%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$10,432
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
41.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 41.7%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Minnesota North College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Minnesota North College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Minnesota North College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$45,570 Top 38% higher than 62% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Minnesota North College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $45,570 | #1927 of 5103 | 62nd |
| Average net price | $10,432 | #1209 of 5020 | 76th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 41.7% | #3551 of 4858 | 27th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,013 | #1464 of 5462 | 73rd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
2,013
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
41.7%
150%-time completion
$45,570
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Minnesota North College ranks in Minnesota
State rank among 96 reporting Minnesota colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Minnesota North College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $45,570 | #58 of 96 | 40th |
| Average net price | $10,432 | #10 of 82 | 88th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 41.7% | #63 of 80 | 21st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,013 | #34 of 85 | 60th |
Highest former-student earnings in Minnesota
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | $79,652 | - |
| 2 | Saint Johns University | $76,786 | $25,672 |
| 3 | Carleton College | $75,525 | $25,407 |
| 4 | University of St Thomas | $73,739 | $29,155 |
| 5 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | $69,020 | $16,778 |
| 6 | University of Minnesota-Rochester | $69,020 | $13,744 |
| 7 | The College of Saint Scholastica | $65,934 | $27,846 |
| 8 | Gustavus Adolphus College | $65,607 | $22,900 |
| 9 | St Olaf College | $65,543 | $23,874 |
| 10 | Metropolitan State University | $64,705 | $16,863 |
| 11 | Macalester College | $63,878 | $32,149 |
| 12 | Bethel University | $63,764 | $28,556 |
| 53 | Minnesota North CollegeThis school | $45,570 | $10,432 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Minnesota North College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$6,879 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$7,579 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$9,765 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$16,065 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Minnesota North College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $6,022 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $6,022 |
| Average Net Price | $10,432 |
31.1%
Pell Grant Rate
29.4%
Federal Loan Rate
$12,000
Median Debt
$127/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Minnesota North College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $8,736 to $10,636 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +10.7%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$8,736
Highest year
$10,636
Most recent (2023)
$10,636
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $9,6062023 · $10,636
Over the same years, enrollment went +63.7% (1,186 → 1,942 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
48.4%
Female
33.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
$38,107
Median Earnings (6yr)
55.7%
Earning Over $25K
59.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 41.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $38,107 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $45,570 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 55.7% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 59.2% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $12,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $127/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 8 | 259 | $64,992 | $83,788 | $8,750 |
| Associate's | 5 | 436 | $57,624 | $76,648 | $12,714 |
Top programs at Minnesota North College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Electrical and Power Trans…
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
$83,788 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$76,648 median earnings
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment…
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
$76,148 median earnings
- Criminal Justice and Corre…
Criminal Justice and Corrections
$70,584 median earnings
- Precision Metal Working
Precision Metal Working
$65,172 median earnings
- Environmental/Natural Reso…
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
$63,891 median earnings
- Practical Nursing, Vocatio…
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
$55,856 median earnings
- Criminal Justice and Corre…
Criminal Justice and Corrections
$54,578 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Minnesota North College? ▼
Minnesota North College is a public institution in Hibbing, Minnesota. Undergraduate enrollment is 2,013 students.
How much do Minnesota North College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Minnesota North College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $45,570 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $38,107.
How much does Minnesota North College cost? ▼
The average net price at Minnesota North College is $10,432. In-state tuition is $6,022 and out-of-state tuition is $6,022. Median student debt at graduation is $12,000.
What is the graduation rate at Minnesota North College? ▼
Minnesota North College has a 41.7% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Minnesota North College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Minnesota North College is $12,000, while former students earn a median of $45,570 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 26% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 59.2% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $127.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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