7 accredited Minnesota schools graduated 135 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Compare them by city below, with published costs, program length and what pharmacy technicians earn in Minnesota.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
This public two-year college in Ramsey County graduated 11 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,486.
This public two-year college in Hennepin County graduated 10 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,264.
5 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,942.
Private for-profit four-year institution in St. Cloud that reported 85 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $10,207.
16 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private nonprofit four-year institution, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $9,908.
Public two-year college in Thief River Falls that reported 5 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,626.
This public two-year college in Yellow Medicine County graduated 3 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,848 ($11,696 out of state).
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We list 7 accredited Minnesota schools that graduated Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24, 5 of them public. Together they awarded 135 Pharmacy Tech credentials that year.
Most Minnesota schools on this list are colleges that charge by the credit hour rather than a flat program price. Their median annual in-district tuition is $5,626; a short certificate typically costs a fraction of that.
The median pharmacy technician in Minnesota earns $48,300 a year ($23.22 an hour), according to BLS data for May 2025, versus $45,750 nationally. The top 10% earn $62,080 or more.
Rasmussen University-Minnesota in St. Cloud reported the most Pharmacy Tech graduates in Minnesota: 85 in 2023–24.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.
National certifications: PTCB’s CPhT (via the PTCE) and NHA’s ExCPT.