Certificate (1-2 years)-11% vs national median234 grads tracked
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 11
Ranked 199th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,695
middle 50%: $32,657 – $50,820
Median · 5 years out
$51,020
middle 50%: $40,528 – $62,192
Median · 10 years out
$57,334
middle 50%: $43,523 – $69,961
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Practical nursing certificate holders earn a median $42k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings reach $57k.
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
8 yrs
≈ $8,995 total interest
Same major at other universities
Rainy River Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Germanna Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
River Parishes Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Central Ohio Technical College
$51,154 · 5 yrs out
Ozarks Technical Community College
$51,129 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$51,052 · 5 yrs out
Alexandria Technical and Community College
$50,843 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$50,775 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Technical College - Bemidji
$50,688 · 5 yrs out
Elaine P. Nunez Community College
$50,579 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$50,539 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
$50,255 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 11
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,525 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$66,788 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$64,078 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Certificate)
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Certificate)
$44,849 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$44,592 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$44,206 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Certificate)
$43,820 · 5 yrs out
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