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Practical Nursing, undergraduate certificate programs nationwide

Nationally, undergraduate certificate graduates in Practical Nursing earn a median $56,073 four years after graduating. Among 292 programs with federal earnings data, Monroe College (NY) graduates had the highest median, $111,045 (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard).

Programs with data
292
Highest median
$111,045
National median
$56,073
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Practical Nursing, undergraduate certificate programs nationwide: median earnings four years after graduating and median federal debt, in order of earnings.
CollegeStateMedian earnings, 4 yrs aftervs national medianDebt borrowed at this college (median)Add to the side-by-side comparison
Monroe CollegeNY$111,045+98%$7,875Compare
Saint Michael College of Allied HealthDC$92,203+64%$17,713Compare
Best Care CollegeNJ$85,297+52%$13,304Compare
Alvin Community CollegeTX$80,511+44%$4,500Compare
Jefferson CollegeMO$79,734+42%—Compare
Laramie County Community CollegeWY$79,624+42%$11,376Compare
Schoolcraft Community College DistrictMI$79,585+42%$10,500Compare
AMG School of NursingNY$79,191+41%$14,167Compare
Standard Healthcare Services-College of NursingVA$78,053+39%$14,750Compare
Casper CollegeWY$77,872+39%$12,326Compare
Mount Wachusett Community CollegeMA$77,523+38%$12,134Compare
Southern State Community CollegeOH$77,249+38%$11,839Compare
Howard CollegeFigure covers 2 campusesTX$77,012+37%$8,500Compare
North Country Community CollegeNY$75,715+35%$9,500Compare
College of DuPageIL$75,450+35%$8,312Compare
Kellogg Community CollegeMI$74,860+34%$13,000Compare
Berkshire Community CollegeMA$74,410+33%$10,500Compare
UCNJ Union College of Union County NJNJ$74,280+32%$15,250Compare
Mohave Community CollegeAZ$74,186+32%—Compare
Clover Park Technical CollegeWA$74,121+32%$10,584Compare
PITC InstitutePA$74,120+32%$13,508Compare
Wor-Wic Community CollegeMD$74,097+32%$8,750Compare
Concorde Career College-San DiegoCA$73,869+32%$17,179Compare
Colorado Mesa UniversityCO$73,377+31%$19,250Compare
Kirkwood Community CollegeIA$72,932+30%—Compare

The 25 highest of 292 programs. Ordered by median earnings four years after graduating: one federal measure, not a ranking of program quality.

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Same major, other degree levels: Associate's

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What these numbers are

Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed, and a multi-state system whose figure pools campuses in several states is left out of state lists. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Federal program group: Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. Earnings reflect who enrolls and where graduates work as well as the program itself.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV).