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Certificate (1-2 years)-16% vs national median351 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Mesabi Range College

Ranked 226th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,203
middle 50%: $26,905 – $44,321
Median · 5 years out
$48,137
middle 50%: $35,840 – $63,214
Median · 10 years out
$64,085
middle 50%: $40,883 – $85,473

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

Mesabi Range College graduates in Practical Nursing earn a median of $35k during their first year. By year ten, median earnings increase to $64k.

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
8.5 yrs
≈ $10,123 total interest

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