Federal data
Highest earning certificate practical nursing programs in New Jersey
New Jersey practical nursing programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastwick College-Hackensack | Hackensack | For-profit, 4-year | $58,986 | 39 |
| 2 | Universal Training Institute | Perth Amboy | For-profit, under 2-year | $58,535 | 94 |
| 3 | UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey | Cranford | Public, 2-year | $57,957 | 53 |
| 4 | Jersey College | Teterboro | For-profit, 2-year | $55,950 | 470 |
| 5 | Lincoln Technical Institute | Iselin | For-profit, under 2-year | $54,390 | 1,004 |
| 6 | Prism Career Institute | Cherry Hill | For-profit, under 2-year | $49,653 | 650 |
| 7 | Ocean County Vocational-Technical School | Toms River | Public, under 2-year | $49,629 | 91 |
| 8 | Berkeley College-Woodland Park | Woodland Park | For-profit, 4-year | $46,611 | 135 |
| 9 | Best Care College | East Orange | For-profit, 2-year | $40,687 | 59 |
| 10 | Healthcare Training Institute | Union | For-profit, 2-year | $35,361 | 92 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.