Certificate (under 1 year)+48% vs national median796 grads tracked
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Hill College
Ranked 19th of 147 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,543
middle 50%: $35,345 – $55,978
Median · 5 years out
$56,848
middle 50%: $43,626 – $74,175
Median · 10 years out
$65,663
middle 50%: $49,421 – $86,336
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Hill College nursing certificate holders earn a median of $46k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings for this program reach $66k.
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
7.1 yrs
≈ $7,958 total interest
Same major at other universities
Weatherford College
$59,360 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$58,787 · 5 yrs out
Dallas College
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
North Central Texas College
$58,246 · 5 yrs out
Cisco College
$56,915 · 5 yrs out
Inver Hills Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Bend College
$56,635 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Texas Community College
$56,354 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$56,092 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$55,674 · 5 yrs out
Wharton County Junior College
$55,665 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
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$94,969 · 5 yrs out
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$83,335 · 5 yrs out
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$73,347 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$71,060 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$69,727 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$68,249 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$67,607 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Certificate)
$66,514 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$62,487 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
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