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RN programs in Indiana

23 RN (registered nurse) programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

10 schools offer these RN programs, and Indiana has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Registered nurses provide and coordinate patient care and teach patients and their families about health conditions. To work as one, you graduate from an approved nursing program (a bachelor's or associate degree in nursing, or a hospital diploma) and pass a licensing exam for your state nursing license.1 The exam is the NCLEX-RN from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, which the nursing boards of every state, DC and four US territories use in deciding who gets a license.2

In Indiana, 6 of the 23 programs take students without a high school diploma, 15 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 2 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 23 programs here are RN associate degree (ADN, 11 programs), RN bachelor's degree (BSN, 6 programs), LPN to RN bridge (associate degree, 5 programs) and RN refresher course (1 program).

See the 23 programs

How much do RN programs cost in Indiana?

Two-year degrees (16 programs)
$9,461 to $48,096most of them, usually 102 to 104 weeks long
Bachelor's degrees (6 programs)
$42,331 to $76,849most of them, usually 144 to 208 weeks long
Other RN programs (1 program)
$849the one with a price

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.

In the typical program

Finished the program
64%
Working 6 months later
64%
Earned a year, estimated
about $52,900
Length
100 to 104 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Indiana may also offer RN programs. How these figures are made

Are there free RN programs in Indiana?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 23 RN programs in Indiana approved for WIOA funding

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How to pay for RN programs in Indiana

WIOA funding can pay for RN programs in Indiana

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for RN programs

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.78

GI Bill for RN programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

LPN or RN in Indiana?

The programs Indiana approved for workforce funding in each, side by side. The figures are the typical program's, as on the two pages.

LPNRNthis page
Programs50 at 7 schools23 at 10 schools
Most cost, if you pay yourself$6,730 to $7,367Two-year degrees$9,461 to $48,096Bachelor's degrees$42,331 to $76,849
Length52 weeks100 to 104 weeks
Finished the program82%64%
Working 6 months later85%64%
Earned a year, estimatedabout $40,000about $52,900
Trained with WIOA fundingat least 54 peopleat least 136 people

Already working as an LPN? 5 of the 23 RN programs in Indiana are LPN-to-RN bridge programs, which lead to a two-year degree; most cost $27,490 to $38,085.

LPN vs RN nationwide: what each job does, the license exams and how to get from one to the other

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024. Earnings are the second quarter after leaving the program, times four.

Quick facts: RN programs in Indiana

programs with a price cost under $10,000
7 of 23
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
39th of 39
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
7 of 31
RN programs here, against the typical state's 17
23 vs 17

State comparisons use the same figures as the RN programs by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

RN programs in Louisville, Chicago, Cincinnati and other Indiana cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 5 more programs are in 5 other areas and 1 online.

Other training in Indiana

How RN programs compare with the rest of nursing and patient care: Nursing and patient care programs in Indiana

Where the Indiana RN program numbers come from

Which Indiana RN programs are on this list?

These are the RN programs Indiana approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).10 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Indiana offers.

How the prices and results of Indiana RN programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about RN programs in Indiana

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Registered Nurses
  2. National Council of State Boards of Nursing: U.S. Members
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  4. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  5. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  6. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List