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Certificate (under 1 year)+35% vs national median908 grads tracked

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

Ranked 31st of 147 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,409
middle 50%: $30,467 – $57,273
Median · 5 years out
$51,997
middle 50%: $37,335 – $69,154
Median · 10 years out
$63,461
middle 50%: $45,192 – $85,498

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

Graduates of Texas State Technical College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants earn a median $42,409 one year after graduating, rising to $63,461 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 35% above the national median of $38,400 for this field, ranking 31st of 147 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
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,754 total interest

Same major at other universities

Lake Superior College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Howard County Junior College District
$55,322 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$54,723 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$53,811 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$52,937 · 5 yrs out
Ranger College
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Tulsa Community College
$51,851 · 5 yrs out
Southern State Community College
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Vernon College
$51,776 · 5 yrs out
Panola College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Western Texas College
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$49,451 · 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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