LPN SCHOOLS IN NEW JERSEY — Federal Data, September 2026
LPN Schools in New Jersey, Ranked On What Graduates Owe And Earn
14 accredited institutions in New Jersey report enough federal data on this program to be compared. They are ranked here on a single measure: how many months of gross pay it takes a graduate to cover the median debt.
See The RankingU.S. Department of Education data. No school paid to be listed.
Across the 14 ranked programs in New Jersey, the median graduate needs 3.9 months of gross pay to cover a median federal debt of $17,934, against median earnings of $54,390 one year after completion.
That is faster than the national median of 4.3 months for this field, measured across the 650 institutions in our national LPN schools ranking. The best performer in the state is MCVSD in Freehold, at 2.0 months.
Every figure on this page is recalculated on New Jersey institutions only. Nothing is carried over from the national page.
At A Glance
What the federal data says about LPN schools in New Jersey
The Ranking
14 LPN schools in New Jersey, ranked by months of gross pay to cover the debt
Lower is better.
| # | School | Type | Award | Months | Debt | Earnings | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCVSDFreehold, NJ | Public | Certificate | 2.0 | $10,168 | $62,124 | 53% |
| 2 | Universal Training InstitutePerth Amboy, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 2.7 | $12,953 | $58,535 | 58% |
| 3 | Healthcare Training InstituteUnion, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 3.2 | $9,500 | $35,361 | 100% |
| 4 | Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of NursingEnglewood Cliffs, NJ | nonprofit | Certificate | 3.5 | $18,224 | $62,684 | 100% |
| 5 | Lincoln Technical Institute-IselinIselin, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 3.9 | $17,644 | $54,390 | 54% |
| 6 | Lincoln Technical Institute-MoorestownMoorestown, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 3.9 | $17,644 | $54,390 | 54% |
| 7 | Lincoln Technical Institute-ParamusParamus, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 3.9 | $17,644 | $54,390 | 70% |
| 8 | Jersey CollegeTeterboro, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 3.9 | $18,397 | $55,950 | 45% |
| 9 | Best Care CollegeEast Orange, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 3.9 | $13,056 | $40,687 | 64% |
| 10 | UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford, NJ | Public | Certificate | 4.2 | $20,246 | $57,957 | 35% |
| 11 | Eastwick College-HackensackHackensack, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 4.8 | $23,565 | $58,986 | 43% |
| 12 | Prism Career Institute-Cherry HillCherry Hill, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 5.2 | $21,599 | $49,653 | 61% |
| 13 | Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic CityWest Atlantic City, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 5.2 | $21,599 | $49,653 | 61% |
| 14 | Berkeley College-Woodland ParkWoodland Park, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 5.5 | $21,527 | $46,611 | 44% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Cohorts by Field of Study and by Institution (published 9 June 2026). Debt is the median federal Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt of completers in this program; earnings are median earnings one year after completion. Where a school offers the program at both certificate and associate level, the shorter payback is shown. Completion is the institution’s published rate, not the program’s.
The Top Five, In Detail
The five fastest payback programs in New Jersey, one by one
MCVSD
Freehold, NJ
MCVSD is a public institution in Freehold. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $10,168 and report median earnings of $62,124 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.0 months of gross pay: the fastest payback in the state, and 1.9 months faster than the New Jersey state median of 3.9. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 53% completion rate.
Universal Training Institute
Perth Amboy, NJ
Universal Training Institute is a private for-profit institution in Perth Amboy. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $12,953 and report median earnings of $58,535 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.7 months of gross pay: the second fastest in the state, and 1.2 months faster than the New Jersey state median of 3.9. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 58% completion rate.
Healthcare Training Institute
Union, NJ
Healthcare Training Institute is a private for-profit institution in Union. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,500 and report median earnings of $35,361 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.2 months of gross pay: the third fastest in the state, and 0.7 months faster than the New Jersey state median of 3.9. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 100% completion rate.
Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing is a private nonprofit institution in Englewood Cliffs. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $18,224 and report median earnings of $62,684 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.5 months of gross pay: fourth in the state, and 0.4 months faster than the New Jersey state median of 3.9. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 100% completion rate.
Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin
Iselin, NJ
Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin is a private for-profit institution in Iselin. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $17,644 and report median earnings of $54,390 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.9 months of gross pay: fifth in the state, and right on the New Jersey state median of 3.9. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 54% completion rate.
Read It Carefully
What this ranking does not measure
Absence from this page is not a verdict. The Department of Education suppresses figures for programs with small cohorts, so a small, excellent school will often have no publishable data at all. Schools that enroll no students on federal aid are outside this dataset entirely.
The measure is a ratio, not a repayment plan, and it counts federal loan debt only. Cash payments, private loans and employer sponsorship are invisible here. Local wages shape earnings as much as the school does, which is exactly why comparing inside one state, as this page does, is more informative than comparing across the country.
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