Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants: certificate earnings by college

Median earnings of practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants graduates (certificate) one year after graduation, at 641 colleges. National median: $49,693, rising to $56,463 after four years.

#CollegeStateEarnings after 1 yrAfter 4 yrsMedian debt
1Shawsheen Valley School of Practical NursingMA$79,295$76,747—
2Unitek CollegeCA$78,983$82,132$15,418
3Unitek CollegeCA$78,983$82,132$15,418
4Harmony Health Care InstituteNH$78,455$82,633$12,685
5Monty TechMA$78,299$63,125$9,500
6Greater Lowell Technical SchoolMA$75,666$67,120$6,000
7Schoolcraft Community College DistrictMI$75,162$79,585$9,451
8Universal Training InstituteNJ$75,144$75,945$12,534
9Greenfield Community CollegeMA$72,090$70,565$5,375
10Saint Michael College of Allied HealthDC$71,778$92,203$17,693
11Verve CollegeIL$71,363$73,903$11,600
12Standard Healthcare Services-College of NursingVA$71,151$78,053$14,563
13Eastwick College-HackensackNJ$70,848$69,418$15,097
14CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeNY$70,065$85,842—
15Muskegon Community CollegeMI$69,906$69,762$7,208
16Williston State CollegeND$69,896$72,475$9,250
17Unitek CollegeCA$69,801$82,448$16,649
18Bismarck State CollegeND$69,228$65,425$11,500
19Transitions Career Institute School of NursingNY$68,772—$13,767
20NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegeAR$68,667——
21North-West College-Van NuysCA$68,429$69,183$18,740
22Ambria College of NursingIL$68,346$72,143—
23Wor-Wic Community CollegeMD$68,285$74,097$8,875
24PITC InstitutePA$68,269$74,120—
25Northern Essex Community CollegeMA$68,142$58,998$10,500
26Clover Park Technical CollegeWA$67,949$74,121$10,000
27Eastern Center for Arts and TechnologyPA$67,934$66,810$14,350
28AMG School of NursingNY$67,916$79,191$14,167
29Concorde Career College-San DiegoCA$67,888$73,869$19,003
30Sumner CollegeOR$67,226$71,865$16,271
31Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High SchoolMA$66,959$64,889—
32Concorde Career College-AuroraCO$66,735$71,020$13,000
33Concorde Career College-DallasTX$66,735$71,020$13,000
34American Career College-Los AngelesCA$66,212$71,653$17,316
35American Career College-AnaheimCA$66,212$71,653$17,316
36Angeles InstituteCA$66,211$60,450$17,783
37Chester County Intermediate UnitPA$66,143$66,392$18,075
38Jefferson CollegeMO$66,121$79,734$10,500
39Jackson CollegeMI$66,112$52,060$15,250
40Marian Health Careers Center-Los Angeles CampusCA$65,670$73,653$13,727
41Marian Health Careers Center-Van Nuys CampusCA$65,670$73,653$13,727
42College of Southern NevadaNV$65,486$57,774—
43Delta CollegeMI$64,960$63,957$11,750
44Diman Regional Technical InstituteMA$64,859$68,328$9,500
45Jersey CollegeNJ$64,781$72,866$16,429
46National Career CollegeCA$64,769$75,837$16,514
47Pima Medical Institute-AuroraCO$64,734$73,884$11,164
48Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School DistrictMA$64,475$55,529—
49Porter & Chester InstituteCT$64,388$60,388$19,160
50Career Development Institute IncCA$64,217$65,944$16,873
51Dakota College at BottineauND$64,154$65,960$12,000
52MDT College of Health SciencesIL$63,991$58,406$19,938
53CAAN Academy of NursingIL$63,814$50,490$12,766
54Southeastern Technical InstituteMA$63,810$58,477$9,500
55Community College of Baltimore CountyMD$63,662$74,260$15,750
56Lone Star College SystemTX$63,566$67,278$10,500
57Medical Allied Career CenterCA$63,546$70,253$17,130
58State Career CollegeIL$63,448——
59Eastern Suffolk BOCESNY$63,372$69,482$9,500
60Veeb Nassau County School of Practical NursingNY$63,246$69,821$9,500
61Glendale Career CollegeCA$63,217$68,220$18,075
62North-West College-San DiegoCA$63,217$68,220$18,075
63Glendale Career College-North-West College-BakersfieldCA$63,217$68,220$18,075
64Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MurfreesboroTN$63,188$66,338—
65Institute of TechnologyOR$63,072$64,872$15,625
66North Shore Community CollegeMA$63,061$67,812$5,000
67Bucks County Community CollegePA$63,059$61,229$13,700
68California Career InstituteCA$62,879$67,553$17,363
69Stanbridge UniversityCA$62,846$72,468$19,999
70Alvin Community CollegeTX$62,838$80,511$5,250
71Hunter Business SchoolNY$62,801$62,170$14,259
72UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyNJ$62,678$74,280$11,577
73CyberTex Institute of TechnologyTX$62,543$65,022—
74Northwest Technical InstituteAR$62,271$49,676—
75Quinsigamond Community CollegeMA$62,260$71,218$18,750
76All-State Career SchoolPA$62,218—$17,463
77Gurnick Academy of Medical ArtsCA$62,210$71,282$17,317
78Smith Chason CollegeCA$62,198$58,696$16,640
79Institute of TechnologyCA$62,125$62,267$16,719
80West Virginia Junior College-MorgantownWV$62,103$55,902$9,836
81West Virginia Junior College-United Career InstitutePA$62,103$55,902$9,836
82Pima Medical Institute-AlbuquerqueNM$62,031$63,213$11,600
83Blake Austin CollegeCA$61,878$69,152$17,900
84Hennepin Technical CollegeMN$61,733$51,771—
85Tennessee College of Applied Technology NashvilleTN$60,890$63,407—
86Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing ProgramPA$60,852—$16,500
87California Nurses Educational InstituteCA$60,697$56,424$20,000
88North Central Missouri CollegeMO$60,494$66,661$10,500
89Concorde Career College-Garden GroveCA$60,379$67,045$19,003
90Indiana County Technology CenterPA$60,350$69,864$13,802
91Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeOH$60,088$59,291$20,000
92St Clair County Community CollegeMI$60,036$61,054$12,840
93Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDE$59,997$66,593$10,251
94North-West College-West CovinaCA$59,885$63,950$18,075
95Lincoln Technical Institute-IselinNJ$59,859$63,327$16,267
96Lincoln Technical Institute-MoorestownNJ$59,859$63,327$16,267
97Lincoln Technical Institute-LincolnRI$59,859$63,327$16,267
98Lincoln Technical Institute-ParamusNJ$59,859$63,327$16,267
99Navarro CollegeTX$59,793$52,995$9,500
100Pima Community CollegeAZ$59,720$66,324$5,250
101Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical CareersTN$59,557$58,556$14,458
102John D Rockefeller IV Career CenterWV$59,485$53,272—
103Concorde Career College-Kansas CityMO$59,474$56,381$19,606
104Western Suffolk BOCESNY$59,391$59,938$9,972
105Vermont State UniversityVT$59,387$72,235$9,500
106Gogebic Community CollegeMI$59,301$63,449$7,100
107American Career College-OntarioCA$59,143$67,292$17,316
108Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegePA$59,098$63,384—
109Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonPA$59,098$63,384—
110Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaPA$59,098$63,384—
111Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA$59,098$63,384—
112Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonPA$59,098$63,384—
113Pennsylvania State University-World CampusPA$59,098$63,384—
114North-West College-PomonaCA$59,029$66,315$18,740
115North-West College-RiversideCA$59,029$66,315$18,740
116North-West College-AnaheimCA$59,029$66,315$18,740
117North-West College-Long BeachCA$59,029$66,315$18,740
118Nunez Community CollegeLA$58,964$40,628$20,000
119Carrington College-SacramentoCA$58,938$75,305$17,375
120Carrington College-San JoseCA$58,938$75,305$17,375
121Lansing Community CollegeMI$58,831—$10,500
122Grand Rapids Community CollegeMI$58,821$51,480$7,675
123University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeAR$58,674$58,471$20,000
124Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramNY$58,582$68,883$10,400
125Graduate AmericaTX$58,530——
126Lincoln Technical Institute-New BritainCT$58,422$59,631$16,916
127Lincoln Technical Institute-AllentownPA$58,422$59,631$16,916
128Lincoln Technical Institute-SheltonCT$58,422$59,631$16,916
129Lancaster County Career and Technology CenterPA$58,352$59,520$14,960
130McDowell Technical Community CollegeNC$58,304$58,008—
131Capital Area Career CenterIL$58,176$60,084$9,500
132Porter & Chester Institute of HamdenCT$57,895$61,228$15,000
133Texas Health SchoolTX$57,810$51,875$15,647
134Southeastern Community CollegeNC$57,735$61,202—
135Kellogg Community CollegeMI$57,547$74,860$11,938
136Black Hawk CollegeIL$57,494$54,710—
137St Charles Community CollegeMO$57,480$48,679—
138Richland Community CollegeIL$57,460——
139Baton Rouge Community CollegeLA$57,329—$21,000
140Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCESNY$57,310$57,429—
141Lehigh Carbon Community CollegePA$57,159$58,467$12,000
142Hartnell CollegeCA$57,130——
143Davenport UniversityMI$57,092$59,817—
144Homestead SchoolsCA$57,087$65,810$18,040
145Homestead Schools-Costa MesaCA$57,087$65,810$18,040
146GateWay Community CollegeAZ$57,010$72,726$3,500
147GateWay Community College-Central CityAZ$57,010$72,726$3,500
148Career Technology Center of Lackawanna CountyPA$56,927$55,611$17,200
149Berkeley College-Woodland ParkNJ$56,907$56,281$22,948
150The Chicago School-College of NursingTX$56,903$63,041$19,125
151The Chicago School at Los AngelesCA$56,903$63,041$19,125
152Prism Career Institute-PhiladelphiaPA$56,752$62,197$17,200
153Prism Career Institute-Cherry HillNJ$56,752$62,197$17,200
154Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic CityNJ$56,752$62,197$17,200
155Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyPA$56,732$57,167$16,437
156East Central Community CollegeMS$56,685$52,023$7,625
157ECPI UniversityVA$56,625$55,339$20,000
158Healthcare Training InstituteLA$56,578—$22,875
159Genesee Valley BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramNY$56,556$51,444$13,000
160San Joaquin Valley College-VisaliaCA$56,484——
161San Joaquin Valley College-BakersfieldCA$56,484——
162San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho MirageCA$56,484——
163Monroe UniversityNY$56,363$111,045$11,405
164Hagerstown Community CollegeMD$56,188$57,235$20,625
165Riveroak Technical CollegeFL$56,173——
166Carrington College-BoiseID$56,031$68,678$15,188
167Central Oklahoma CollegeOK$55,902——
168Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN CareerPA$55,764$45,302$9,799
169Angeles CollegeCA$55,679$66,410$19,055
170San Jacinto Community CollegeTX$55,597$70,986—
171Herzing University-BirminghamAL$55,596$71,753$12,356
172Herzing University-AkronOH$55,596$71,753$12,356
173Herzing University-MadisonWI$55,596$71,753$12,356
174Herzing University-OrlandoFL$55,596$71,753$12,356
175Herzing University-KenoshaWI$55,596$71,753$12,356
176Herzing University-BrookfieldWI$55,596$71,753$12,356
177Herzing University-TampaFL$55,596$71,753$12,356
178Herzing University-NashvilleTN$55,596$71,753$12,356
179Snow CollegeUT$55,575$65,815—
180Franklin County Career and Technology CenterPA$55,567$57,285$11,257
181Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical EducationOH$55,557$48,946$9,500
182Annenberg School of NursingCA$55,485——
183Polytech Adult EducationDE$55,480$58,716—
184Reid State Technical CollegeAL$55,462$61,041—
185Premiere Career CollegeCA$55,306$61,716—
186High Desert Medical CollegeCA$55,225$65,575$18,588
187Daytona State CollegeFL$55,187$55,001—
188Ellsworth Community CollegeIA$54,956$66,386$7,660
189Fortis College-Baton RougeLA$54,942$53,270$18,828
190Fortis Institute-Port Saint LucieFL$54,942$53,270$18,828
191Pensacola State CollegeFL$54,860——
192Cass Career CenterMO$54,638$64,279—
193Beckfield College-FlorenceKY$54,446$56,622$13,721
194American Institute of Alternative MedicineOH$54,409$52,916$9,500
195Xavier College School of NursingCA$54,392$70,061$16,690
196Georgia Piedmont Technical CollegeGA$54,286$45,363—
197Mineral Area CollegeMO$54,192$65,065$9,500
198Fortis College-NorfolkVA$54,118$60,786—
199Fortis College-RichmondVA$54,118$60,786—
200Falcon Institute of Health and SciencePA$54,065—$17,083
201Greater Johnstown Career and Technology CenterPA$54,064$54,468$12,450
202Concorde Career College-Grand PrairieTX$53,997$64,766$20,000
203Concorde Career College-North HollywoodCA$53,958$66,618$19,003
204Concorde Career College-San BernardinoCA$53,915$61,632$19,003
205Ashtabula County Technical and Career CampusOH$53,893$50,142$15,816
206Mildred Elley School-Albany CampusNY$53,847$59,098$20,000
207Mildred Elley-New York CampusNY$53,847$59,098$20,000
208Antelope Valley Community College DistrictCA$53,790——
209Clovis Adult EducationCA$53,779$58,140—
210Franklin Technology Center Adult EducationMO$53,733$49,609$9,500
211Baptist Health College Little RockAR$53,712$51,311$9,500
212Central Carolina Community CollegeNC$53,647$48,890—
213Apollo Career CenterOH$53,637$51,313$15,053
214Virginia Western Community CollegeVA$53,624$61,639—
215Felbry CollegeOH$53,516$69,072—
216Patrick & Henry Community CollegeVA$53,494$50,900—
217Rasmussen University-FloridaFL$53,464$58,034$16,264
218Rasmussen University-MinnesotaMN$53,464$58,034$16,264
219Rasmussen University-North DakotaND$53,464$58,034$16,264
220Rasmussen University-IllinoisIL$53,464$58,034$16,264
221Rasmussen University-WisconsinWI$53,464$58,034$16,264
222Rasmussen University-KansasKS$53,464$58,034$16,264
223Kansas City Kansas Community CollegeKS$53,299$64,173$9,500
224Gaston CollegeNC$53,251$61,734—
225Austin Community College DistrictTX$53,196$69,017$14,625
226Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical NursingPA$53,192$54,907$17,678
227Fortis Institute-TowsonMD$53,185$63,504$22,251
228Fortis College-ColumbusOH$53,185$63,504$22,251
229Fortis College-CincinnatiOH$53,185$63,504$22,251
230Broome Delaware Tioga BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramNY$53,054$52,620$9,500
231Academy for Nursing and Health OccupationsFL$52,913$42,051$16,276
232Hondros College of NursingOH$52,782$60,585$13,000
233Lex La-Ray Technical CenterMO$52,777$59,507$12,945
234Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksboroTN$52,760$52,238—
235Abcott InstituteMI$52,697$27,845$12,125
236Carthage R9 School District-Carthage Technical CenterMO$52,652$55,067$14,453
237Isothermal Community CollegeNC$52,531——
238Choffin Career and Technical CenterOH$52,528$47,879$9,500
239Fortis College-CentervilleOH$52,477$67,955$17,292
240Fortis College-Cutler BayFL$52,477$67,955$17,292
241Northampton County Area Community CollegePA$52,448$58,587$10,500
242Mercer County Technical Education CenterWV$52,417$42,518—
243Northwestern Michigan CollegeMI$52,410$67,730$16,074
244Canadian Valley Technology CenterOK$52,405$63,524—
245Athens Technical CollegeGA$52,404$53,347—
246Stark State CollegeOH$52,403—$9,500
247Wayne County Schools Career CenterOH$52,390$50,090$9,496
248Meridian CollegeFL$52,196$63,036$18,661
249Gwinnett InstituteFL$52,196$63,036$18,661
250Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramNY$52,090$45,325—
251Delta College of Arts & TechnologyLA$52,038$48,940$12,350
252Delta College of Arts & Technology-Lafayette CampusLA$52,038$48,940$12,350
253York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing EducationPA$52,026$53,293$13,270
254Howard CollegeTX$51,996$77,012$9,500
255South CollegeTN$51,986—$13,723
256Donnelly CollegeKS$51,856$62,364$10,909
257Bolivar Technical CollegeMO$51,844$50,583$17,594
258Bryant & Stratton College-BuffaloNY$51,765$69,451$18,121
259Bryant & Stratton College-ParmaOH$51,765$69,451$18,121
260Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia BeachVA$51,765$69,451$18,121
261Bryant & Stratton College-WauwatosaWI$51,765$69,451$18,121
262Upper Valley Career CenterOH$51,728$50,228$14,820
263Dakota County Technical CollegeMN$51,639$52,977$9,500
264Ogeechee Technical CollegeGA$51,631$48,003—
265Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HarrimanTN$51,611$48,497—
266Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO$51,583$56,032$9,548
267Pinellas Technical College-ClearwaterFL$51,559$60,103—
268Integrity College of HealthCA$51,482$61,936—
269Orangeburg Calhoun Technical CollegeSC$51,439$46,095$6,000
270Center for Instruction Technology & InnovationNY$51,423$47,828—
271Venango County Area Vocational Technical SchoolPA$51,378$41,029$14,580
272North Central Texas CollegeTX$51,364$52,768$9,500
273Danville Area Community CollegeIL$51,269$54,298—
274Osceola Technical CollegeFL$51,255——
275Indian Capital Technology Center-MuskogeeOK$51,209$47,918—
276Career Center of Southern IllinoisIL$51,171$59,405$15,170
277Mississippi Delta Community CollegeMS$51,124$48,174—
278Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HartsvilleTN$51,107$56,608—
279Penn Commercial Business/Technical SchoolPA$51,105$55,358$15,039
280ATA Career EducationFL$51,046$56,505$24,083
281ATA CollegeKY$51,046$56,505$24,083
282ATA College-CincinnatiOH$51,046$56,505$24,083
283Community College of Rhode IslandRI$51,029$68,634—
284Ohio Institute of Allied HealthOH$50,966—$11,611
285Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyKS$50,912$53,392$11,720
286Ocean County Vocational-Technical SchoolNJ$50,869$59,778$9,500
287Delgado Community CollegeLA$50,813$63,070$26,286
288New River Community CollegeVA$50,794$57,233—
289Delta College IncLA$50,755$57,184$13,600
290Delta College-Slidell CampusLA$50,755$57,184$13,600
291Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleKY$50,657$64,240$15,800
292Galen College of Nursing-Tampa BayFL$50,657$64,240$15,800
293Galen College of Nursing-San AntonioTX$50,657$64,240$15,800
294Galen Health Institutes-Austin CampusTX$50,657$64,240$15,800
295Galen Health Institutes-GainesvilleFL$50,657$64,240$15,800
296Galen Health Institutes-HoustonTX$50,657$64,240$15,800
297Galen Health Institutes-PikevilleKY$50,657$64,240$15,800
298Galen Health Institutes-DallasTX$50,657$64,240$15,800
299Western Dakota Technical CollegeSD$50,533$53,976$14,500
300St Philip's CollegeTX$50,508$56,609$8,250

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants graduates earn?

The median college reports $49,693 in earnings one year after a certificate in practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants and $56,463 four years after. The highest is $79,295 at Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing.

How much student debt do practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $11,750 at the typical college.