Undergraduate certificate · Health Professions and Related Programs

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Undergraduate certificate): earnings by school

822 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$49,693
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$56,424
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$11,940
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 751 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $49,554 and $64,083. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Monroe University NY$56,363$111,045$11,405
Saint Michael College of Allied Health DC$71,778$92,203$17,693
Holyoke Community College MA—$88,067—
CUNY LaGuardia Community College NY$70,065$85,842—
Best Care College NJ$48,888$85,297—
CUNY Medgar Evers College NY—$83,108—
Harmony Health Care Institute NH$78,455$82,633$12,685
Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing NJ—$82,581—
Unitek College CA$69,801$82,448$16,649
Chemeketa Community College OR—$82,215$10,350
Unitek College CA$78,983$82,132$15,418
Unitek College CA$78,983$82,132$15,418
Alvin Community College TX$62,838$80,511$5,250
Niagara County Community College NY—$79,873—
Jefferson College MO$66,121$79,734$10,500
Laramie County Community College WY—$79,624$11,548
Schoolcraft Community College District MI$75,162$79,585$9,451
AMG School of Nursing NY$67,916$79,191$14,167
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing VA$71,151$78,053$14,563
Casper College WY—$77,872$9,753
Mount Wachusett Community College MA—$77,523$9,126
Southern State Community College OH—$77,249—
Howard College TX$51,996$77,012$9,500
Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing MA$79,295$76,747—
Universal Training Institute NJ$75,144$75,945$12,534
North Idaho College ID—$75,888—
National Career College CA$64,769$75,837$16,514
North Country Community College NY$35,625$75,715$9,500
College of DuPage IL$39,236$75,450$9,500
Carrington College-Sacramento CA$58,938$75,305$17,375
Carrington College-San Jose CA$58,938$75,305$17,375
Kellogg Community College MI$57,547$74,860$11,938
Berkshire Community College MA—$74,410—
UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey NJ$62,678$74,280$11,577
Community College of Baltimore County MD$63,662$74,260$15,750
Durham Technical Community College NC—$74,234—
Mohave Community College AZ—$74,186$9,966
Clover Park Technical College WA$67,949$74,121$10,000
PITC Institute PA$68,269$74,120—
Wor-Wic Community College MD$68,285$74,097$8,875
Lawson State Community College AL—$74,030—
Verve College IL$71,363$73,903$11,600
Pima Medical Institute-Aurora CO$64,734$73,884$11,164
Concorde Career College-San Diego CA$67,888$73,869$19,003
Marian Health Careers Center-Los Angeles Campus CA$65,670$73,653$13,727
Marian Health Careers Center-Van Nuys Campus CA$65,670$73,653$13,727
Colorado Mesa University CO$36,979$73,377$11,941
Alpena Community College MI—$72,969$8,100
Kirkwood Community College IA—$72,932—
Jersey College NJ$64,781$72,866$16,429
Iowa Western Community College IA—$72,759$11,000
GateWay Community College AZ$57,010$72,726$3,500
GateWay Community College-Central City AZ$57,010$72,726$3,500
Williston State College ND$69,896$72,475$9,250
Stanbridge University CA$62,846$72,468$19,999
Vermont State University VT$59,387$72,235$9,500
Ambria College of Nursing IL$68,346$72,143—
Charles A Jones Career and Education Center CA—$72,010$9,499
Sumner College OR$67,226$71,865$16,271
Western Wyoming Community College WY—$71,774$7,000
Herzing University-Birmingham AL$55,596$71,753$12,356
Herzing University-Akron OH$55,596$71,753$12,356
Herzing University-Madison WI$55,596$71,753$12,356
Herzing University-Orlando FL$55,596$71,753$12,356
Herzing University-Kenosha WI$55,596$71,753$12,356
Herzing University-Brookfield WI$55,596$71,753$12,356
Herzing University-Tampa FL$55,596$71,753$12,356
Herzing University-Nashville TN$55,596$71,753$12,356
American Career College-Los Angeles CA$66,212$71,653$17,316
American Career College-Anaheim CA$66,212$71,653$17,316
Central Community College NE—$71,440$6,500
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts CA$62,210$71,282$17,317
Quinsigamond Community College MA$62,260$71,218$18,750
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College AL—$71,211—
Clovis Community College NM—$71,081—
Concorde Career College-Aurora CO$66,735$71,020$13,000
Concorde Career College-Dallas TX$66,735$71,020$13,000
San Jacinto Community College TX$55,597$70,986—
Bunker Hill Community College MA—$70,744—
Greenfield Community College MA$72,090$70,565$5,375
York Technical College SC$36,198$70,381$5,595
Medical Allied Career Center CA$63,546$70,253$17,130
Pickens Technical College CO—$70,079—
Xavier College School of Nursing CA$54,392$70,061$16,690
Indiana County Technology Center PA$60,350$69,864$13,802
Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing NY$63,246$69,821$9,500
Muskegon Community College MI$69,906$69,762$7,208
West Shore Community College MI—$69,706—
Eastern Suffolk BOCES NY$63,372$69,482$9,500
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo NY$51,765$69,451$18,121
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma OH$51,765$69,451$18,121
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach VA$51,765$69,451$18,121
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa WI$51,765$69,451$18,121
Eastwick College-Hackensack NJ$70,848$69,418$15,097
Southwestern Community College IA—$69,271$7,945
Pratt Community College KS—$69,251—
North-West College-Van Nuys CA$68,429$69,183$18,740
Blake Austin College CA$61,878$69,152$17,900
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis TN$49,674$69,143—
William Rainey Harper College IL—$69,119—
Gateway Technical College WI—$69,079$10,168
Felbry College OH$53,516$69,072—
Austin Community College District TX$53,196$69,017$14,625
Minnesota West Community and Technical College MN—$69,014$16,250
Chattahoochee Valley Community College AL—$69,013$10,125
Northern Wyoming Community College District WY—$69,005$10,062
Monroe County Community College MI—$68,929—
Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program NY$58,582$68,883$10,400
Transitions Career Institute School of Nursing NY$68,772—$13,767
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing FL—$68,693—
Carrington College-Boise ID$56,031$68,678$15,188
NorthWest Arkansas Community College AR$68,667——
MCVSD NJ—$68,342—
Diman Regional Technical Institute MA$64,859$68,328$9,500
Glendale Career College CA$63,217$68,220$18,075
North-West College-San Diego CA$63,217$68,220$18,075
Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield CA$63,217$68,220$18,075
Eastern Arizona College AZ—$68,155—
Moberly Area Community College MO$46,699$68,136$12,600
Fortis College-Centerville OH$52,477$67,955$17,292
Fortis College-Cutler Bay FL$52,477$67,955$17,292
Paris Junior College TX—$67,944—
North Shore Community College MA$63,061$67,812$5,000
Northwestern Michigan College MI$52,410$67,730$16,074
Joliet Junior College IL—$67,691—
California Career Institute CA$62,879$67,553$17,363
Seward County Community College KS—$67,483—
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College IL$43,944$67,363—
American Career College-Ontario CA$59,143$67,292$17,316
Lone Star College System TX$63,566$67,278$10,500
Temple College TX—$67,236$13,857
Francis Tuttle Technology Center OK—$67,179—
Southeastern Community College IA—$67,153$11,000
Greater Lowell Technical School MA$75,666$67,120$6,000
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove CA$60,379$67,045$19,003
Eastern Center for Arts and Technology PA$67,934$66,810$14,350
Mountain Gateway Community College VA—$66,731—
North Central Missouri College MO$60,494$66,661$10,500
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood CA$53,958$66,618$19,003
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry DE$59,997$66,593$10,251
Angeles College CA$55,679$66,410$19,055
Chester County Intermediate Unit PA$66,143$66,392$18,075
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro TN$63,188$66,338—
Pima Community College AZ$59,720$66,324$5,250
Morgan Community College CO$48,060$66,318$5,750
North-West College-Pomona CA$59,029$66,315$18,740
North-West College-Riverside CA$59,029$66,315$18,740
North-West College-Anaheim CA$59,029$66,315$18,740
North-West College-Long Beach CA$59,029$66,315$18,740
Milwaukee Area Technical College WI$38,677$66,214$13,875
Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program NY—$66,117—
Dakota College at Bottineau ND$64,154$65,960$12,000
Career Development Institute Inc CA$64,217$65,944$16,873
Utah State University UT—$65,825—
Snow College UT$55,575$65,815—
Homestead Schools CA$57,087$65,810$18,040
Homestead Schools-Costa Mesa CA$57,087$65,810$18,040
Riverside City College CA—$65,787—
Schreiner University TX—$65,603$14,250
High Desert Medical College CA$55,225$65,575$18,588
College of Southern Nevada NV$65,486——
Pueblo Community College CO—$65,447$6,625
Bismarck State College ND$69,228$65,425$11,500
Paul D Camp Community College VA—$65,385—
Odessa College TX—$65,312—
Kankakee Community College IL—$65,128—
Mineral Area College MO$54,192$65,065$9,500
Chippewa Valley Technical College WI$37,610$65,043$10,740
Lake Superior College MN$37,164$65,039$17,500
CyberTex Institute of Technology TX$62,543$65,022—
Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School MA$66,959$64,889—
Institute of Technology OR$63,072$64,872$15,625
Lee College TX—$64,811—
Texas Southmost College TX—$64,787—
Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie TX$53,997$64,766$20,000
Indian River State College FL$37,554$64,654—
Northeast Community College NE—$64,570$9,625
Bladen Community College NC$38,244$64,279—
Cass Career Center MO$54,638$64,279—
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville KY$50,657$64,240$15,800
Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay FL$50,657$64,240$15,800
Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio TX$50,657$64,240$15,800
Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus TX$50,657$64,240$15,800
Galen Health Institutes-Gainesville FL$50,657$64,240$15,800
Galen Health Institutes-Houston TX$50,657$64,240$15,800
Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville KY$50,657$64,240$15,800
Galen Health Institutes-Dallas TX$50,657$64,240$15,800
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions TX—$64,223$11,234
Kansas City Kansas Community College KS$53,299$64,173$9,500
Cisco College TX$48,073$64,106$9,500
Midlands Technical College SC$33,602$64,083$12,175
Technical College of the Rockies CO—$64,079—
Neosho County Community College KS—$64,032$7,635
Metro Technology Centers OK—$63,969$9,500
Northland Community and Technical College MN$44,639$63,967$13,000
Delta College MI$64,960$63,957$11,750
North-West College-West Covina CA$59,885$63,950$18,075
Mountainland Technical College UT—$63,882—
Northwest Iowa Community College IA—$63,862$8,750
Three Rivers College MO$41,623$63,803$9,078
Canadian Valley Technology Center OK$52,405$63,524—
Fortis Institute-Towson MD$53,185$63,504$22,251
Fortis College-Columbus OH$53,185$63,504$22,251
Fortis College-Cincinnati OH$53,185$63,504$22,251
Community College of Denver CO$49,302$63,486—
Gogebic Community College MI$59,301$63,449$7,100
State Career College IL$63,448——
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville TN$60,890$63,407—
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College PA$59,098$63,384—
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton PA$59,098$63,384—
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona PA$59,098$63,384—
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$59,098$63,384—
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington PA$59,098$63,384—
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$59,098$63,384—
Texas State Technical College TX$47,714$63,363$10,417
Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin NJ$59,859$63,327$16,267
Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown NJ$59,859$63,327$16,267
Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln RI$59,859$63,327$16,267
Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus NJ$59,859$63,327$16,267
Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque NM$62,031$63,213$11,600
Garden City Community College KS—$63,212—
Monty Tech MA$78,299$63,125$9,500
Northeast Alabama Community College AL—$63,090—
Delgado Community College LA$50,813$63,070$26,286
Red Rocks Community College CO—$63,054—
The Chicago School-College of Nursing TX$56,903$63,041$19,125
The Chicago School at Los Angeles CA$56,903$63,041$19,125
Meridian College FL$52,196$63,036$18,661
Gwinnett Institute FL$52,196$63,036$18,661
Barton County Community College KS—$63,019—
Ivy Tech Community College IN$49,484$62,943$7,250
Salem Community College NJ—$62,782$9,500
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton AR—$62,770$7,500
Shawnee Community College IL—$62,609—
Northeast Iowa Community College IA—$62,601$10,011
Cuyahoga Valley Career Center OH$48,843$62,587$10,417
Donnelly College KS$51,856$62,364$10,909
Central Texas College TX$41,817$62,282—
Institute of Technology CA$62,125$62,267$16,719
All-State Career School PA$62,218—$17,463
Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia PA$56,752$62,197$17,200
Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill NJ$56,752$62,197$17,200
Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City NJ$56,752$62,197$17,200
Hunter Business School NY$62,801$62,170$14,259
Marshalltown Community College IA—$62,131$7,725
State Fair Community College MO—$62,095$10,500
Amarillo College TX$46,110$62,068$16,201
Integrity College of Health CA$51,482$61,936—
Glen Oaks Community College MI—$61,901—
Trocaire College NY$42,901$61,795$23,312
Gaston College NC$53,251$61,734—
Olympic College WA—$61,719—
Premiere Career College CA$55,306$61,716—
Virginia Western Community College VA$53,624$61,639—
Concorde Career College-San Bernardino CA$53,915$61,632$19,003
Moore Norman Technology Center OK—$61,623—
East Valley Institute of Technology AZ—$61,351—
Bucks County Community College PA$63,059$61,229$13,700
Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden CT$57,895$61,228$15,000
Southeastern Community College NC$57,735$61,202—
St Clair County Community College MI$60,036$61,054$12,840
Reid State Technical College AL$55,462$61,041—
Indian Hills Community College IA—$61,021$10,500
Vernon College TX$44,072$60,891$11,000
Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program PA$60,852—$16,500
Chattahoochee Technical College GA$46,641$60,833—
Fortis College-Norfolk VA$54,118$60,786—
Fortis College-Richmond VA$54,118$60,786—
Iowa Central Community College IA—$60,665$9,500
CALC Institute of Technology IL—$60,612—
Hondros College of Nursing OH$52,782$60,585$13,000
Hopkinsville Community College KY$41,401$60,558$7,413
Angeles Institute CA$66,211$60,450$17,783
Porter & Chester Institute CT$64,388$60,388$19,160
Sullivan University KY$44,715$60,327$19,000
Athena Career Academy OH$43,458$60,286$14,120
Lake Land College IL$49,330$60,260$4,255
Sandusky Career Center OH—$60,173$11,136
Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater FL$51,559$60,103—
Applied Tech MO$49,113$60,094$14,750
Capital Area Career Center IL$58,176$60,084$9,500
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College NC—$60,077—
Western Suffolk BOCES NY$59,391$59,938$9,972
McLennan Community College TX—$59,923$16,098
Minnesota State Community and Technical College MN$41,217$59,866$9,500
Davenport University MI$57,092$59,817—
Ocean County Vocational-Technical School NJ$50,869$59,778$9,500
Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain CT$58,422$59,631$16,916
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown PA$58,422$59,631$16,916
Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton CT$58,422$59,631$16,916
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center PA$58,352$59,520$14,960
Lex La-Ray Technical Center MO$52,777$59,507$12,945
Fort Hays Tech North Central KS$43,173$59,469$5,500
Gadsden State Community College AL—$59,444—
Jefferson Community and Technical College KY$40,464$59,412$7,704
Career Center of Southern Illinois IL$51,171$59,405$15,170
James Rumsey Technical Institute WV—$59,335—
Pontotoc Technology Center OK$40,758$59,326—
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College OH$60,088$59,291$20,000
Western Area Career & Technology Center PA—$59,262—

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