Certificate (1-2 years)-6% vs national median592 grads tracked
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
Ranked 171st of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,711
middle 50%: $29,824 – $45,528
Median · 5 years out
$53,516
middle 50%: $39,907 – $66,560
Median · 10 years out
$62,224
middle 50%: $48,175 – $76,604
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
Nursing certificate graduates earn a median of $37,711 in their first year. Median salaries grow to $62k by the tenth year.
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
7.9 yrs
≈ $9,194 total interest
Same major at other universities
Northwest Iowa Community College
$53,810 · 5 yrs out
Southern State Community College
$53,783 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$53,724 · 5 yrs out
Saint Charles Community College
$53,724 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$53,677 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$53,552 · 5 yrs out
Niagara County Community College
$53,435 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$53,306 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$53,141 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Victoria College
$53,059 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Orange
$53,025 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Associate)
$90,862 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$88,374 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$86,048 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$84,548 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$83,805 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$66,615 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$64,754 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,377 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,234 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Associate)
$60,059 · 5 yrs out
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