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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

Graduates of Texas State Technical College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants earn a median $41,758 one year after graduating, rising to $72,946 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $57,142 for this field, ranking 118th of 256 reporting programs.

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

Same major at other universities

Hennepin Technical College
$59,422 · 5 yrs out
Hawaii Community College
$59,353 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$59,187 · 5 yrs out
Trinity Valley Community College
$59,151 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Texas Junior College
$59,116 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$59,065 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Community College
$58,488 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Community College
$58,249 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Junior College
$58,249 · 5 yrs out
Highland Community College
$58,100 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Lakes Community College
$57,988 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$57,938 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Texas State Technical College

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$126,300 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$122,926 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$109,537 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$86,605 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$83,187 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,000 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$77,691 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$77,691 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Public Health (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out

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