Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

239,052 students earn a registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing credential each year across 2,120 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out
$75,081
Typical earnings, 5 years out
$82,057

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 1,199 colleges by graduates

1Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah$85,8611 year out2Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, Illinois$83,1881 year out3Capella UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota$85,4261 year out4Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona$92,7811 year out5The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas$85,5131 year out6Aspen UniversityPhoenix, Arizona$94,0231 year out7Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio$75,8091 year out8Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky$76,2341 year out9West Coast University-TexasRichardson, Texas$95,8591 year out10West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange CountyAnaheim, California$95,8591 year out11Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbock, Texas$77,0831 year out12West Coast University-OntarioOntario, California$95,8591 year out13University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina$74,4631 year out14University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida$73,7651 year out15NUC UniversityBayamon, Puerto Rico$22,8981 year out16Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana$68,1361 year out17Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire$85,6001 year out18University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona$98,8261 year out19East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, Tennessee$64,4591 year out20The University of Texas at TylerTyler, Texas$73,9631 year out21Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California$105,5211 year out22Nightingale CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah$79,4491 year out23Chamberlain University-TexasHouston, Texas$83,1881 year out24Samuel Merritt UniversityOakland, California$119,4861 year out25Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida$77,3451 year out26Purdue University NorthwestHammond, Indiana$77,6911 year out27University of South FloridaTampa, Florida$72,8791 year out28Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan$74,9171 year out29Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas$76,3441 year out30Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio$66,9901 year out31Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, Illinois$71,1611 year out32Adelphi UniversityGarden City, New York$102,1361 year out33Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$85,4411 year out34Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho$79,3011 year out35Walden UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota$88,8771 year out36Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona$78,1801 year out37New York UniversityNew York, New York$111,3601 year out38Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$85,6561 year out39Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois$76,8691 year out40Denver College of NursingDenver, Colorado$76,1611 year out41Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona$76,7821 year out42William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, New Jersey$92,2571 year out43Long Island UniversityBrookville, New York$100,0971 year out44University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico$82,2161 year out45University of Maryland BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland$78,5681 year out46Post UniversityWaterbury, Connecticut1 year out47Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona$78,1801 year out48Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale, Florida$77,2241 year out49University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky$71,4611 year out50Rasmussen University-FloridaOcala, Florida$74,8611 year out51Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah$66,0851 year out52The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama$73,0001 year out53University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts$79,6721 year out54Chamberlain University-GeorgiaSandy Springs, Georgia$83,1881 year out55Joyce University of Nursing and Health SciencesDraper, Utah$74,6931 year out56Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, New York$105,7471 year out57Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, Oregon$92,3711 year out58University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama$65,1731 year out59University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio$71,1051 year out60Marian UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana$71,1111 year out61Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas$75,2131 year out62Nevada State UniversityHenderson, Nevada$85,5851 year out63Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, Mississippi$74,4221 year out64The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas$72,4291 year out65Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota$75,6551 year out66East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina$72,0511 year out67Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington$83,8941 year out68The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston, Texas$82,0431 year out69University of South AlabamaMobile, Alabama$69,4471 year out70Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida$77,8831 year out71University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences CenterOklahoma City, Oklahoma$70,6251 year out72Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of NursingSaint Louis, Missouri$66,9251 year out73Xavier UniversityCincinnati, Ohio$70,4731 year out74Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia$72,7411 year out75University of Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, Nebraska$73,3241 year out76Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan$75,7601 year out77California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$103,0281 year out78Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey$87,5941 year out79Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota$73,2351 year out80University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, Louisiana$80,4161 year out81Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts$78,7131 year out82University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida$73,7871 year out83Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, New York$90,9331 year out84Roseman University of Health SciencesHenderson, Nevada$85,1661 year out85The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonGalveston, Texas$80,4331 year out86University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania$72,2511 year out87Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$83,3631 year out88The College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth, Minnesota$75,4991 year out89West Coast University-MiamiDoral, Florida$95,8591 year out90Chamberlain University-New JerseyNorth Brunswick, New Jersey$83,1881 year out91Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston, Massachusetts$80,0341 year out92Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, Louisiana$74,9351 year out93University of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee$73,6801 year out94University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island$82,2181 year out95University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas$72,0431 year out96Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, Oregon$95,6041 year out97Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia$71,9181 year out98Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut$84,8561 year out99South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota$71,7581 year out100The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas$70,8261 year out

Associate programs — top 100 of 1,145 colleges by graduates

1Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana$65,7381 year out2Rasmussen University-FloridaOcala, Florida$68,1191 year out3Rasmussen University-IllinoisRockford, Illinois$68,1191 year out4Jersey CollegeTeterboro, New Jersey$79,8521 year out5Rasmussen University-MinnesotaSt. Cloud, Minnesota$68,1191 year out6ECPI UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia$71,1461 year out7Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida$64,6081 year out8Excelsior UniversityAlbany, New York$77,1621 year out9Joyce University of Nursing and Health SciencesDraper, Utah$63,1171 year out10Galen College of Nursing-San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas$68,1141 year out11Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida$67,3681 year out12Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut$76,3641 year out13Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania$73,0411 year out14Hondros College of NursingColumbus, Ohio$70,8401 year out15Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida$70,4221 year out16Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah$61,7851 year out17Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida$72,9911 year out18Galen College of Nursing-Tampa BaySaint Petersburg, Florida$68,1141 year out19Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, Texas$72,0691 year out20Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas$70,6301 year out21Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas$77,7951 year out22Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky$68,1141 year out23Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDover, Delaware$70,9241 year out24Laboure College of HealthcareMilton, Massachusetts$69,4511 year out25St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida$67,2201 year out26Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania$62,6681 year out27Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas$68,1251 year out28EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San JuanSan Juan, Puerto Rico$31,8691 year out29Trocaire CollegeBuffalo, New York1 year out30UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford, New Jersey$82,5811 year out31Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, Louisiana$75,5971 year out32Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida$62,0191 year out33Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico$74,9231 year out34NUC UniversityBayamon, Puerto Rico$16,9051 year out35Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, Florida$63,0891 year out36Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick, Rhode Island$66,9881 year out37Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah$64,2231 year out38Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City, Oklahoma$70,4631 year out39Saint Joseph's University - LancasterLancaster, Pennsylvania1 year out40Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland$75,7251 year out41Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida$70,0521 year out42Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida$67,4951 year out43Saint Louis Community CollegeBridgeton, Missouri$68,2621 year out44Fresno City CollegeFresno, California$91,9611 year out45Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi, Texas$70,6731 year out46Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida$64,4291 year out47San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas$71,1181 year out48GateWay Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona$74,0621 year out49Baptist Health System School of Health ProfessionsSan Antonio, Texas$69,9941 year out50Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, Florida$66,3331 year out51St Paul's School of Nursing-QueensRego Park, New York$89,1031 year out52Amarillo CollegeAmarillo, Texas$64,7131 year out53Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida$65,0951 year out54Goodwin UniversityEast Hartford, Connecticut$79,2271 year out55EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San SebastianSan Sebastian, Puerto Rico$31,8691 year out56Owens Community CollegePerrysburg, Ohio$66,7561 year out57Coastal Alabama Community CollegeBay Minette, Alabama$67,9001 year out58South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas$75,7331 year out59St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten IslandStaten Island, New York$86,1081 year out60EDP University of Puerto Rico-ManatiManati, Puerto Rico$31,8691 year out61Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, New York$78,8501 year out62John C Calhoun State Community CollegeTanner, Alabama$56,9951 year out63St. Joseph's College of NursingSyracuse, New York$72,0481 year out64Miami Regional UniversityMiami Springs, Florida$58,4371 year out65Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona$75,4181 year out66Central Ohio Technical CollegeNewark, Ohio$66,3241 year out67Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi$66,4381 year out68Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma$68,5441 year out69Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham, Alabama$63,8111 year out70San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas$67,6841 year out71Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona$73,6391 year out72Bryant & Stratton College-WauwatosaWauwatosa, Wisconsin$68,9831 year out73George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville, Alabama$59,7701 year out74Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas$72,5841 year out75Trident Technical CollegeCharleston, South Carolina$67,6071 year out76State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaBradenton, Florida1 year out77Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, Michigan$74,8891 year out78College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada$77,0821 year out79Helene Fuld College of NursingNew York, New York$92,4751 year out80Weatherford CollegeWeatherford, Texas$78,8731 year out81Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California$89,8691 year out82Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire, Wisconsin$64,5321 year out83University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock, Arkansas$66,4201 year out84Albany State UniversityAlbany, Georgia$79,7371 year out85Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan$69,0931 year out86Baptist Health College Little RockLittle Rock, Arkansas$68,8341 year out87Allegany College of MarylandCumberland, Maryland$66,3031 year out88Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio1 year out89Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa$59,1811 year out90Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia BeachVirginia Beach, Virginia$68,9831 year out91Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida$62,7251 year out92City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeChicago, Illinois$70,0861 year out93Bevill State Community CollegeJasper, Alabama$63,5321 year out94Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan$71,2681 year out95Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin$61,6331 year out96Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, Oklahoma$68,0701 year out97Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, South Carolina$72,8791 year out98Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin$68,1341 year out99Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas$66,7431 year out100Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona$73,6291 year out

Certificate programs — top 100 of 117 colleges by graduates

1Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner Robins, Georgia1 year out2Gaston CollegeDallas, North Carolina1 year out3St Lukes Hospital School of NursingBethlehem, Pennsylvania$79,2031 year out4JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder SchoolsPlainfield, New Jersey1 year out5Covenant School of Nursing and Allied HealthLubbock, Texas1 year out6UPMC Shadyside School of NursingPittsburgh, Pennsylvania$63,3081 year out7Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas1 year out8UPMC Jameson School of NursingNew Castle, Pennsylvania$60,0071 year out9Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado, Kansas1 year out10Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado1 year out11El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas1 year out12Central Virginia Community CollegeLynchburg, Virginia1 year out13Collins Career Technical CenterChesapeake, Ohio$66,9551 year out14Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California1 year out15Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California1 year out16Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of NursingEnglewood Cliffs, New Jersey$78,8311 year out17UPMC Mercy School of NursingPittsburgh, Pennsylvania$64,7451 year out18Baton Rouge General Medical Center School of Nursing & School of Radiologic TechnologyBaton Rouge, Louisiana1 year out19Reading Hospital School of Health SciencesReading, Pennsylvania$71,6381 year out20Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeHampton, Virginia1 year out21EHOVE Career CenterMilan, Ohio1 year out22Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California1 year out23Alvin Community CollegeAlvin, Texas1 year out24Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of NursingPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$81,3361 year out25Athena Career AcademyToledo, Ohio$67,4681 year out26Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of NursingBrockton, Massachusetts$69,0521 year out27Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, Iowa1 year out28Delaware County Community CollegeMedia, Pennsylvania1 year out29Trinity Valley Community CollegeAthens, Texas1 year out30Career Networks InstituteSanta Ana, California1 year out31Saint Elizabeth School of NursingLafayette, Indiana$68,6651 year out32UPMC St. Margaret School of NursingPittsburgh, Pennsylvania$62,5631 year out33Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of NursingPittsburgh, Pennsylvania$60,5211 year out34GateWay Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona1 year out35Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California1 year out36Rappahannock Community CollegeGlenns, Virginia1 year out37Lewis-Clark State CollegeLewiston, Idaho1 year out38Firelands Regional Medical Center School of NursingSandusky, Ohio$64,0651 year out39Capital Health School of NursingTrenton, New Jersey1 year out40Joseph F McCloskey School of NursingPottsville, Pennsylvania$74,1921 year out41DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown, Pennsylvania$65,0411 year out42Sandusky Career CenterSandusky, Ohio$64,5631 year out43Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona1 year out44Trinidad State CollegeTrinidad, Colorado1 year out45Margaret H Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Medical CenterLewes, Delaware1 year out46Citizens School of NursingTarentum, Pennsylvania$62,1731 year out47Blue Ridge Community CollegeWeyers Cave, Virginia1 year out48Tri-Rivers Career CenterMarion, Ohio$66,2591 year out49Mid-EastCTC-Adult EducationZanesville, Ohio$66,3981 year out50Washington Health System School of NursingWashington, Pennsylvania$66,2931 year out51University of Michigan-FlintFlint, Michigan1 year out52Virginia Western Community CollegeRoanoke, Virginia1 year out53Columbiana County Career and Technical CenterLisbon, Ohio$63,4541 year out54Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio1 year out55Pueblo Community CollegePueblo, Colorado$69,9531 year out56Graham Hospital School of NursingCanton, Illinois$60,3001 year out57Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania1 year out58Trinity Health System School of NursingSteubenville, Ohio$67,9281 year out59Heritage Valley Health System School of NursingMcKees Rocks, Pennsylvania1 year out60Temple CollegeTemple, Texas1 year out61Gulf Coast State CollegePanama City, Florida1 year out62Northeastern Junior CollegeSterling, Colorado1 year out63Central Carolina Technical CollegeSumter, South Carolina1 year out64Oakton CollegeDes Plaines, Illinois1 year out65Indian Hills Community CollegeOttumwa, Iowa1 year out66Klamath Community CollegeKlamath Falls, Oregon1 year out67Ashtabula County Technical and Career CampusJefferson, Ohio1 year out68Knox County Career CenterMount Vernon, Ohio1 year out69Lamar Community CollegeLamar, Colorado1 year out70Pacific College of Health and ScienceNew York, New York1 year out71Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut1 year out72CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York1 year out73Academia Medical InstituteColumbus, Ohio1 year out74Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania1 year out75Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas1 year out76Arapahoe Community CollegeLittleton, Colorado1 year out77Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado1 year out78Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, Colorado1 year out79Methodist CollegePeoria, Illinois1 year out80Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandish, Maine1 year out81Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania1 year out82College of the RedwoodsEureka, California1 year out83University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, Texas1 year out84Patrick & Henry Community CollegeMartinsville, Virginia1 year out85Paul D Camp Community CollegeFranklin, Virginia1 year out86ICPR Junior CollegeHato Rey, Puerto Rico1 year out87Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California1 year out88Yuba CollegeMarysville, California1 year out89Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, Michigan1 year out90NHTI-Concord's Community CollegeConcord, New Hampshire1 year out91Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, Pennsylvania1 year out92Midland CollegeMidland, Texas1 year out93The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas1 year out94Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California$91,0901 year out95Glendale Career CollegeGlendale, California$100,8741 year out96Northeast Iowa Community CollegeCalmar, Iowa$57,5461 year out97Chesapeake CollegeWye Mills, Maryland$72,0901 year out98Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, Massachusetts1 year out99Three Rivers CollegePoplar Bluff, Missouri1 year out100Watts College of NursingDurham, North Carolina$69,6341 year out

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).