3 accredited schools across the Minneapolis metro area trained 26 pharmacy technicians in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
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.
3 accredited schools in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area graduated 26 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Saint Paul College with 11.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro earn a median $48,520 a year ($23.33/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $48,300 statewide and $45,750 nationally.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.