Program Payoff

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. 82 certificate and associate programs, public. 82 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Minnesota.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Associate's degree $14,751 $62,012 (43) $76,350
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree $58,221 (18) $61,140
Machinists
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $51,273 (13) $60,280
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Undergraduate certificate $50,856 (25) $76,350
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $49,827 (24) $73,190
Surveying and Mapping Technicians
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $49,683 (23) $78,280
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate $5,329 $49,136 (159) $43,380
Security Guards
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Associate's degree $17,213 $48,628 (68) $97,860
Project Management Specialists
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $15,350 $48,432 (15) $73,940
Medical Equipment Repairers
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Undergraduate certificate $47,260 (11) $59,200
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Fire Protection Associate's degree $47,260 (11) $38,110
Firefighters
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate $45,696 (47) $61,140
Machinists
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $44,835 (23) $70,680
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Associate's degree $14,933 $44,021 (23) $46,680
Nursing Assistants
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $42,235 (36) $46,680
Nursing Assistants
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $12,000 $41,565 (46) $58,390
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $40,485 (15) $99,340
General and Operations Managers
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree $40,467 (18) $81,600
Accountants and Auditors
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $11,129 $40,095 (28) $58,390
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate $38,289 (12) $50,480
Medical Assistants
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree $37,424 (51) $65,270
Dental Assistants
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $36,312 (13) $50,480
Medical Assistants
Visual and Performing Arts, General Associate's degree $36,132 (17) $63,860
Graphic Designers
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $36,042 (17) $53,800
Audio and Video Technicians
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree $35,060 (25) $76,440
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate $33,993 (16) $65,270
Dental Assistants
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree $32,391 (21) $38,590
Cooks, Restaurant
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate $30,616 (38) $76,440
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree $30,228 (20) $35,520
Childcare Workers
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree $26,353 (12) $63,860
Graphic Designers
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Associate's degree not published
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $81,600
Accountants and Auditors
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Undergraduate certificate not published $48,770
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Associate's degree not published $48,770
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management Undergraduate certificate not published $152,600
Managers, All Other
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management Associate's degree not published $152,600
Managers, All Other
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $53,800
Audio and Video Technicians
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $99,340
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $47,840
Office Clerks, General
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $47,840
Office Clerks, General
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree not published $99,340
General and Operations Managers
Carpenters Undergraduate certificate not published $64,930
Carpenters
Carpenters Associate's degree not published $64,930
Carpenters
Computer Programming Undergraduate certificate not published $130,050
Software Developers
Computer Programming Associate's degree not published $130,050
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $130,050
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Undergraduate certificate not published $130,050
Software Developers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $97,860
Project Management Specialists
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $43,380
Security Guards
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $38,590
Cooks, Restaurant
Data Processing Associate's degree not published $91,750
Computer Occupations, All Other
Design and Applied Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $63,860
Graphic Designers
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $70,680
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $78,280
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $73,940
Medical Equipment Repairers
Engineering-Related Fields Undergraduate certificate not published $102,660
Industrial Engineers
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $73,190
Surveying and Mapping Technicians
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $99,340
General and Operations Managers
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Associate's degree not published $99,340
General and Operations Managers
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $76,350
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Fire Protection Undergraduate certificate not published $38,110
Firefighters
Forestry Associate's degree not published $71,280
Conservation Scientists
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $76,750
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Associate's degree not published $76,750
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Graphic Communications Undergraduate certificate not published $48,560
Printing Press Operators
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $47,560
Community Health Workers
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $71,960
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Homeland Security Undergraduate certificate not published $152,600
Managers, All Other
Homeland Security Associate's degree not published $152,600
Managers, All Other
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $35,520
Childcare Workers
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $60,280
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Management Information Systems and Services Associate's degree not published $176,380
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $79,790
Social Workers, All Other
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Undergraduate certificate not published $97,610
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $57,170
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Undergraduate certificate not published $152,600
Managers, All Other
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Associate's degree not published $152,600
Managers, All Other
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree not published $76,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Visual and Performing Arts, General Undergraduate certificate not published $63,860
Graphic Designers
Woodworking Undergraduate certificate not published $48,740
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Woodworking Associate's degree not published $48,740
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.