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2026 Best Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Schools in Minnesota

1 Colleges in the United States
111 Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Degrees Awarded
$55,326 Avg Early-Career Salary

Pharmacy Technician/Assistant is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their pharmacy technician/assistant programs.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for pharmacy technician/assistant students pursuing a degree.

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Best Schools for Pharmacy Technician/Assistant in Minnesota

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the pharmacy technician/assistant degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

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Mayo Medical School
Rochester, MN

Our analysis ranked Mayo Medical School the best school in the country for a degree in pharmacy technician/assistant. Mayo Medical School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester. About 16 pharmacy technician/assistant degrees were awarded at Mayo Medical School in the most recent year. Graduates of the pharmacy technician/assistant program make about $90,374 in their early career. Mayo Medical School graduates carry a median of $27,164 in student loans. More information about a degree in pharmacy technician/assistant from Mayo Medical School

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Rasmussen College Minnesota came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best pharmacy technician/assistant schools. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen College Minnesota is a large private for-profit university. There were roughly 85 pharmacy technician/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen College Minnesota in the most recent data year. Pharmacy Technician/assistant graduates of Rasmussen College Minnesota earn a median of $32,441 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $20,327 to complete this degree. Get the full pharmacy technician/assistant details for Rasmussen College Minnesota

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Minneapolis Community And Technical College came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the best pharmacy technician/assistant schools. Minneapolis Community And Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis. There were roughly 10 pharmacy technician/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Minneapolis Community And Technical College in the most recent data year. Graduates of the pharmacy technician/assistant program make about $43,164 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $24,036. More information about a degree in pharmacy technician/assistant from Minneapolis Community And Technical College

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 10 schools evaluated.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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