Certificate (1-2 years)+15% vs national median1,581 grads tracked
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at South Texas College
Ranked 57th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$48,322
middle 50%: $35,800 – $64,622
Median · 5 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $49,420 – $85,022
Median · 10 years out
$70,023
middle 50%: $53,596 – $91,597
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
South Texas College Practical Nursing graduates earn $48,322 in their first year. Median salaries reach $70,023 after a decade.
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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,075 total interest
Same major at other universities
Utah State University
$66,690 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$66,641 · 5 yrs out
Dallas College
$66,599 · 5 yrs out
Ridgewater College
$66,167 · 5 yrs out
Emily Griffith Technical College
$66,153 · 5 yrs out
Riverland Community College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Kauai Community College
$65,868 · 5 yrs out
Galveston College
$65,534 · 5 yrs out
Rogue Community College
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Mt. Hood Community College
$65,168 · 5 yrs out
Greenfield Community College
$65,153 · 5 yrs out
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$82,389 · 5 yrs out
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$63,681 · 5 yrs out
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$61,749 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$61,749 · 5 yrs out
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