Which Oklahoma practical nursing program has the lowest debt?

Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester reports the lowest median federal debt, $7,992, with first-year pay of $41,025.

How much do practical nursing graduates earn in Oklahoma?

The median across 15 Oklahoma practical nursing certificate programs is $44,594 in the first year after graduating and $46,596 five years after. Licensed practical and vocational nurses in Oklahoma earn a median of $58,320 across all experience levels.

How many practical nursing certificate programs are in Oklahoma?

15 Oklahoma programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

Practical Nursing (Certificate) Programs in Oklahoma, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

15 programs report first-year pay
6 also report federal debt
Certificate in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Oklahoma practical nursing certificate program pays its graduates $44,594 in their first year, $616 more than the national median. Green Country Technology Center reports the highest first-year pay ($51,601), and Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester the lowest median debt ($7,992).

Median first-year pay$44,594National $43,978

Median pay after 5 years$46,596National $49,702

Median federal debt$11,640National $14,730

Debt-to-earnings23%National 34%

All 15 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Green Country Technology CenterOkmulgee · public	$51,601	Not reported	$10,125	20%
2	Great Plains Technology CenterLawton · public	$48,921	$41,796	$11,759	24%
3	Gordon Cooper Technology CenterShawnee · public	$47,573	$46,907	Not reported	Not reported
4	Canadian Valley Technology CenterEl Reno · public	$46,777	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
5	Pioneer Technology CenterPonca City · public	$46,305	$46,596	Not reported	Not reported
6	Northeast Technology CenterPryor · public	$45,091	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
7	Pontotoc Technology CenterAda · public	$44,846	$47,011	Not reported	Not reported
8	Tulsa Technology CenterTulsa · public	$44,594	$44,634	$13,401	30%
9	Indian Capital Technology Center-MuskogeeMuskogee · public	$42,822	$50,931	$9,500	22%
10	Francis Tuttle Technology CenterOklahoma City · public	$41,106	$66,576	$17,468	42%
11	Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlesterMcAlester · public	$41,025	$48,191	$7,992	19%
12	Western Technology CenterBurns Flat · public	$40,264	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
13	Red River Technology CenterDuncan · public	$40,029	$35,367	Not reported	Not reported
14	Southwest Technology CenterAltus · public	$39,527	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
15	Wes Watkins Technology CenterWetumka · public	$33,421	$34,519	Not reported	Not reported

9 programs report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay. 2 more programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Oklahoma practical nursing program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Oklahoma medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Green Country Technology Center$51,601
Great Plains Technology Center$48,921
Gordon Cooper Technology Center$47,573
Canadian Valley Technology Center$46,777
Pioneer Technology Center$46,305

Lowest median debt

Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester$7,992
Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee$9,500
Green Country Technology Center$10,125
Great Plains Technology Center$11,759
Tulsa Technology Center$13,401

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

What licensed practical and vocational nurses earn in Oklahoma

Pay for licensed practical and vocational nurses in Oklahoma, across all experience levels, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

$58,320

Median pay in Oklahoma. 11,540 people work in this job in Oklahoma. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 51,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $45,440Top 10%: $66,410

Common questions

Green Country Technology Center in Okmulgee reports the highest median first-year pay, $51,601. Its median federal debt is $10,125.

Practical Nursing (Certificate) programs in the US, ranked633 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Oklahoma rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the practical nursing certificate programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024