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Associate's · Health Professions and Related Programs

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate's): earnings by school

40 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$57,106
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$60,306
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$19,936
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 30 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $53,061 and $76,313. The school matters a lot for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Carrington College-Sacramento CA$70,686$112,176$19,872
Carrington College-San Jose CA$70,686$112,176$19,872
Unitek College CA$72,818$108,612$14,273
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts CA$66,307$85,529$23,410
Green River College WA—$76,656$9,257
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia CA$57,680$76,313$21,000
San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield CA$57,680$76,313$21,000
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage CA$57,680$76,313$21,000
San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria CA$57,680$76,313$21,000
Beal University ME$75,752—$20,000
High Desert Medical College CA$72,536—$25,122
Lassen Community College CA$70,490——
Dickinson State University ND—$69,015$13,000
Pacific College CA$54,755$67,162$25,250
Grayson College TX—$65,949—
North Dakota State College of Science ND$52,770$64,660$14,625
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College MS—$64,035$9,750
Butte College CA$63,366——
Arkansas Tech University AR$46,677$60,353—
Coconino Community College AZ$45,172$60,260—
Merced College CA—$59,178—
Hennepin Technical College MN$58,617$58,915—
South Louisiana Community College LA$57,909——
ATA College KY$56,533$57,073$28,133
Pennsylvania College of Technology PA—$56,945—
Hartnell College CA$54,893——
Fortis Institute-Scranton PA$51,973$53,667$20,354
Miller-Motte College-Tulsa OK$44,566$53,061$20,000
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga TN$44,566$53,061$20,000
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro PR—$51,631$13,188
Riverside City College CA—$51,585—
Platt College-Los Angeles CA$50,948—$14,325
Platt College-Riverside CA$50,948—$14,325
SOWELA Technical Community College LA$48,435——
Central Oklahoma College OK$46,041—$19,708
College of the Desert CA—$40,391—
Guam Community College GU—$37,163—
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama PR$45,999$25,572$13,416
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus PR—$23,318—
Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico PR—$15,362—