Certificate (1-2 years)+16% vs national median633 grads tracked
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Ridgewater College
Ranked 54th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,460
middle 50%: $26,441 – $45,577
Median · 5 years out
$66,167
middle 50%: $48,984 – $79,696
Median · 10 years out
$76,336
middle 50%: $55,558 – $94,160
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 Ridgewater College earn a median of $35k in year one. Median salaries reach $76k after ten years.
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
6.9 yrs
≈ $8,285 total interest
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