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Certificate (1-2 years)+3% vs national median692 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Texas State Technical College

Ranked 118th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,758
middle 50%: $31,485 – $52,230
Median · 5 years out
$58,734
middle 50%: $44,930 – $77,488
Median · 10 years out
$72,946
middle 50%: $51,071 – $96,085

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 certificate holders at Texas State Technical College earn $42k in their first year. Median earnings reach $73k by year ten.

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
≈ $8,190 total interest

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