Certificate (1-2 years)-12% vs national median702 grads tracked
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
Ranked 205th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,268
middle 50%: $30,057 – $47,392
Median · 5 years out
$50,255
middle 50%: $38,501 – $62,516
Median · 10 years out
$55,535
middle 50%: $41,959 – $71,666
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 graduates from Ivy Tech Community College earn a median of $38k in year one. Salaries reach $56k 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,556 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 11
$51,020 · 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 7
$50,240 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$50,208 · 5 yrs out
John Wood Community College
$50,083 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Shore Community College
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$49,787 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$49,731 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$66,346 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$64,485 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$64,184 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Certificate)
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,079 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$55,699 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Certificate)
$55,228 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$54,522 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$53,604 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$52,185 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$52,005 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
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