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Certificate (1-2 years)-1% vs national median2,565 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

Ranked 134th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,776
middle 50%: $33,095 – $53,146
Median · 5 years out
$56,676
middle 50%: $43,708 – $70,544
Median · 10 years out
$60,665
middle 50%: $45,494 – $79,303

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

Ivy Tech Community College nursing certificate holders earn a median $43k in year one. Median salaries reach $61k 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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,300 total interest

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