Public · Willmar, Minnesota
Ridgewater College: cost, debt and earnings by major
20 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $17,043
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 57%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- —
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 2,162
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $12,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 10%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $13,151 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $13,947 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $15,571 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $19,825 |
| $110,000+ | $23,426 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (9)
- Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$77,727
- Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$73,528
- Agricultural Production Operations$56,311
- Precision Metal Working$54,714
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$51,792
- Agricultural Business and Management$50,046
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$44,191
- Design and Applied Arts$41,332
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services$29,574
Associate's programs (11)
- Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$73,764
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$69,504
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$63,210
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$56,493 (1 yr)
- Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$56,138 (1 yr)
- Accounting and Related Services$50,108
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$48,951
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$47,662
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$40,575
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$40,054
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$26,033