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LPN / LVN programs in New Jersey
New Jersey has 18 accredited campuses awarding lpn credentials. If you finish and work as a licensed practical nurse in New Jersey, expect to start around $63,210–$66,890 and reach a median of $75,160 with experience; the top quarter earn $79,980 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New Jersey). Graduates of these New Jersey programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $46,660 in their first year, against $37,410 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earn in New Jersey
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 17,410 employed in New Jersey. National median: $64,400.
Campuses in New Jersey, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BlackwoodCarneys PointCranfordDenvilleEast OrangeEnglewood CliffsFreeholdHackensackIselinJersey CityMoorestownNewarkParamusRamseyToms RiverVinelandWestamptonWoodland Park
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Care College | East Orange | for-profit career college | 30 | $56,951 | $13,304 | 64% | not reported |
| Eastwick College-Hackensack | Hackensack | for-profit college | 69 | $51,572 | $17,615 | not reported | not reported |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ | Cranford | Public community college | 42 | $47,874 | $15,250 | 35% | not reported |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus | Paramus | for-profit career college | 207 | $46,660 | $16,380 | 70% | $45,670 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown | Moorestown | for-profit career college | 179 | $46,660 | $16,380 | 54% | $44,565 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin | Iselin | for-profit career college | 113 | $46,660 | $16,380 | 54% | $42,841 |
| Berkeley College-Woodland Park | Woodland Park | for-profit college | 46 | $30,808 | $16,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical School | Toms River | Public technical college | 49 | not reported | not reported | 65% | $17,400 |
| Salem Community College | Carneys Point | Public community college | 49 | not reported | $9,500 | 40% | not reported |
| Morris County Vocational School District | Denville | Public technical college | 35 | not reported | not reported | 89% | $23,393 |
| Eastwick College-Ramsey | Ramsey | for-profit college | 16 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education | Westampton | Public technical college | 15 | not reported | not reported | 84% | not reported |
| Camden County College | Blackwood | Public community college | 15 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Mcvsd | Freehold | Public community college | 12 | not reported | not reported | 53% | $29,133 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus | Vineland | Public community college | 12 | not reported | not reported | 33% | not reported |
| Essex County College | Newark | Public community college | 11 | not reported | not reported | 20% | not reported |
| Hudson County Community College | Jersey City | Public community college | 9 | not reported | not reported | 26% | not reported |
| Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing | Englewood Cliffs | non-profit career school | 8 | not reported | $10,700 | 100% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.