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Best Government Contracting Schools Near Inver Grove Heights, MN
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota has 1 accredited school offering government contracting programs, with tuition ranging from $14,400 to $22,820 per year for indexed programs. Inver Grove Heights has a population of about 35,772. Median household income is $104,055 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 43.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, the top-earning government contracting-related role is Purchasing Managers at a median $149,990 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Government Contracting Schools to Inver Grove Heights
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer government contracting programs near Inver Grove Heights, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Inver Grove Heights city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Inver Grove Heights.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
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Capella University
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Minneapolis, MN
•14.7 miles from Inver Grove Heights
Government Contracting Wages Near Inver Grove Heights
Inver Grove Heights is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (BLS area code 33460). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Minnesota statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Purchasing Managers
$149,990
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$143,120
Management Analysts
$101,560
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$96,908
Compliance Officers
$91,150
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$86,975
Logisticians
$83,990
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$80,143
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$79,690
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$76,040
Administrative Services Managers
$144,520
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$137,901
Cost Estimators
$82,440
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$78,664
General and Operations Managers
$103,570
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$98,826
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Inver Grove Heights at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
35,772
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$104,055
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
43.1%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
104.8 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Inver Grove Heights-Area Cities With Government Contracting Programs
How many accredited government contracting schools are near Inver Grove Heights, MN?
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering government contracting programs near Inver Grove Heights. The closest is Capella University in Minneapolis, MN (14.7 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Capella University (14.7 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying government contracting roles near Inver Grove Heights?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying government contracting-related roles near Inver Grove Heights are: Purchasing Managers ($149,990), Administrative Services Managers ($144,520), General and Operations Managers ($103,570). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Minnesota statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in South Saint Paul instead of Inver Grove Heights?
South Saint Paul, MN is 4.4 miles from Inver Grove Heights and has its own set of local government contracting programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Inver Grove Heights an affordable place to study government contracting?
Inver Grove Heights’s median household income of $104,055 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Inver Grove Heights while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Minnesota public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 7, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-2035) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
