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Certificate (1-2 years)+8% vs national median945 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Minnesota State College Southeast

Ranked 92nd of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,863
middle 50%: $28,573 – $45,710
Median · 5 years out
$61,489
middle 50%: $44,545 – $77,792
Median · 10 years out
$69,572
middle 50%: $52,594 – $90,822

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 start with a median salary of $38k. By year five, earnings reach $61k, and they hit $70k by year ten.

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
7.2 yrs
≈ $8,407 total interest

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