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Certificate (under 1 year)+28% vs national median379 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College

Ranked 39th of 147 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,461
middle 50%: $22,727 – $41,906
Median · 5 years out
$49,085
middle 50%: $32,029 – $77,566
Median · 10 years out
$48,487
middle 50%: $31,390 – $80,729

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Truman College nursing certificate holders earn a $30k median salary in their first year. After five years, the median salary reaches $49k.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
9.3 yrs
≈ $11,017 total interest

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