Winona State University

Winona, MN · Public · 5,088 students · Visit Website

Winona State University offers a Career and Technical Education (CTE) program designed to train future educators for skilled trades, with a focus on hands-on experience through internships and apprenticeships with industry partners. The university also provides continuing education and certificate programs in areas like Training & Development, which can be completed online for working professionals. While Winona State itself is a public university, its CTE program collaborates with community colleges like Minnesota State College Southeast to provide access to technical labs and industry-standard equipment.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$46,673/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

50/100

Tuition (In-State)

$10,498/yr
Out-of-state: $17,230/yr

All Programs at Winona State University

1 trade program at Winona State University, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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50 $46,673/yr $12,000 24.7x Low Medium
13 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Winona State University using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.