Certificate (under 1 year)+19% vs national median404 grads tracked
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at South Texas College
Ranked 50th of 147 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$23,624
middle 50%: $18,075 – $30,304
Median · 5 years out
$45,539
middle 50%: $30,273 – $65,896
Median · 10 years out
$62,192
middle 50%: $38,901 – $79,996
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
Practical Nursing certificate holders at South Texas College earn a median of $24k in year one. Ten-year median earnings reach $62k.
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
9.6 yrs
≈ $12,333 total interest
Same major at other universities
Arapahoe Community College
$47,308 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$46,810 · 5 yrs out
Clarendon College
$46,417 · 5 yrs out
Normandale Community College
$46,207 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$45,708 · 5 yrs out
Oakton College
$45,552 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$45,322 · 5 yrs out
Anoka Technical College
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$43,936 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College
$43,691 · 5 yrs out
North Central State College
$43,468 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at South Texas College
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$89,484 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$82,389 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$66,918 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$66,346 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$65,698 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$65,698 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate)
$64,854 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$63,681 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$61,749 · 5 yrs out
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