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Highest earning certificate practical nursing programs in Texas
Texas 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 | The Chicago School | Richardson | Private nonprofit, 2-year | $59,039 | 81 |
| 2 | Concorde Career College | Dallas | For-profit, 2-year | $57,339 | 175 |
| 3 | Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie | For-profit, 2-year | $54,557 | 215 |
| 4 | CyberTex Institute of Technology | Austin | For-profit, under 2-year | $53,695 | 48 |
| 5 | San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Public, 4-year | $51,679 | 38 |
| 6 | Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Public, 4-year | $51,028 | 37 |
| 7 | Austin Community College District | Austin | Public, 4-year | $50,186 | 31 |
| 8 | Central Texas College | Killeen | Public, 2-year | $48,689 | 30 |
| 9 | Texas Health School | Houston | For-profit, 2-year | $48,617 | 56 |
| 10 | North Central Texas College | Gainesville | Public, 2-year | $47,879 | 69 |
| 11 | Vernon College | Vernon | Public, 2-year | $47,677 | 32 |
| 12 | Galen College of Nursing | San Antonio | For-profit, 4-year | $46,830 | 375 |
| 13 | Galen Health Institutes | Round Rock | For-profit, 4-year | $46,830 | 375 |
| 14 | Rio Grande Valley College | Pharr | For-profit, 2-year | $46,825 | 96 |
| 15 | Temple College | Temple | Public, 2-year | $46,167 | 49 |
| 16 | Texas State Technical College | Waco | Public, 2-year | $45,955 | 54 |
| 17 | Weatherford College | Weatherford | Public, 4-year | $45,556 | 30 |
| 18 | Blinn College District | Brenham | Public, 2-year | $44,454 | 44 |
| 19 | Kilgore College | Kilgore | Public, 2-year | $43,903 | 40 |
| 20 | St Philip's College | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | $43,668 | 94 |
| 21 | Amarillo College | Amarillo | Public, 2-year | $42,037 | 56 |
| 22 | Lamar State College-Orange | Orange | Public, 2-year | $40,526 | 56 |
| 23 | Victoria College | Victoria | Public, 2-year | $40,470 | 37 |
| 24 | Tyler Junior College | Tyler | Public, 4-year | $39,141 | 73 |
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.