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Graduate certificate · Health Professions and Related Programs

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Graduate certificate): earnings by school

67 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$128,021
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$129,616
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$42,819
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 37 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $120,256 and $140,016. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science CA$131,504$187,932$138,562
University of California-San Francisco CA$182,992—$79,679
Pace University NY$160,487——
University of Pennsylvania PA$158,865——
Shenandoah University VA$115,039$155,136—
University of Missouri-St Louis MO—$152,441—
National University CA$151,215——
Rush University IL$149,418——
George Washington University DC$130,784$146,501—
University of Saint Joseph CT$145,184——
Washburn University KS$139,698$143,374$30,183
Regis College MA$131,015$142,961$33,105
Johns Hopkins University MD$134,412$142,460$56,822
University of St Francis IL—$141,547—
Molloy University NY$168,147$140,435—
Grand Canyon University AZ$131,253$140,016$41,000
California State University-Long Beach CA$116,772$139,937—
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC—$139,919—
Duke University NC—$137,549$60,853
West Coast University-Texas TX$137,350—$30,614
West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County CA$137,350—$30,614
Winona State University MN$135,453——
University of Rochester NY$134,143——
Graceland University-Lamoni IA$116,231$134,116$63,139
Clarkson College NE$113,549$134,099—
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions UT$133,939—$53,039
Maryville University of Saint Louis MO$125,745$132,257$45,048
Ursuline College OH$132,250——
Frontier Nursing University KY$127,438$132,131$46,591
Mount Saint Mary College NY$124,455$131,768—
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$131,133——
University of Michigan-Flint MI$129,881——
Keuka College NY—$129,616—
Saint Louis University MO$128,490——
Georgia State University GA$128,349——
University of Nebraska Medical Center NE$128,053——
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$128,021—$45,401
University of Iowa IA$142,107$127,420—
University of Kentucky KY—$126,624—
Purdue University Global IN$118,178$126,507$32,367
Western University of Health Sciences CA$128,843$126,283$53,817
University of South Alabama AL$125,648——
Florida Atlantic University FL$130,247$122,359—
Herzing University-Birmingham AL$121,519—$25,787
Herzing University-Atlanta GA$121,519—$25,787
Herzing University-Madison WI$121,519—$25,787
Herzing University-Kenosha WI$121,519—$25,787
Herzing University-Brookfield WI$121,519—$25,787
South University-Savannah GA$108,337$120,256—
South University-Columbia SC$108,337$120,256—
South University-Tampa FL$108,337$120,256—
South University-Richmond VA$108,337$120,256—
South University-Savannah Online GA$108,337$120,256—
Bradley University IL$119,149—$34,167
Wilkes University PA$134,085$118,833$22,229
Lewis University IL$117,936——
Marquette University WI$100,469$117,288$82,000
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$116,722$116,288$42,819
Alverno College WI$115,056——
Capella University MN—$110,330—
Nova Southeastern University FL$109,487——
University of Toledo OH$107,413——
Chamberlain University-Illinois IL$118,086$101,849$45,069
University of Alabama in Huntsville AL—$100,399—
Miami Regional University FL$83,257—$67,400
Wright State University-Main Campus OH—$56,721—
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus PR—$45,111—