Certificate (under 1 year)+63% vs national median1,339 grads tracked
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Navarro College
Ranked 7th of 147 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,091
middle 50%: $39,142 – $61,531
Median · 5 years out
$62,723
middle 50%: $47,477 – $81,064
Median · 10 years out
$72,248
middle 50%: $56,189 – $93,589
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
Navarro College certificate holders in Practical Nursing earn $50k in their first year. Median earnings reach $72k 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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,096 total interest
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$62,476 · 5 yrs out
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$61,098 · 5 yrs out
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$122,926 · 5 yrs out
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$91,987 · 5 yrs out
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$91,143 · 5 yrs out
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$82,300 · 5 yrs out
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$77,519 · 5 yrs out
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$74,346 · 5 yrs out
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$73,796 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,442 · 5 yrs out
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$69,584 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$66,598 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$65,302 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Certificate)
$63,029 · 5 yrs out
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