Undergraduate certificate · Health Professions and Related Programs

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

70 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$79,288
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$79,860
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$16,576
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 56 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $72,129 and $99,436. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Rivier University NH$135,586——
Gavilan College CA—$133,763—
Barry University FL$131,133——
Xavier College School of Nursing CA$127,429——
Cabrillo College CA$107,167$122,830—
Delaware County Community College PA$120,063$115,091—
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College PA$95,718$108,264$18,750
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton PA$95,718$108,264$18,750
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona PA$95,718$108,264$18,750
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly PA$95,718$108,264$18,750
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$95,718$108,264$18,750
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto PA$95,718$108,264$18,750
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington PA$95,718$108,264$18,750
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill PA$95,718$108,264$18,750
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$95,718$108,264$18,750
Ohio Medical Career College OH—$102,577—
Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing NJ$91,718$99,436$20,000
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing PA$94,300$95,875$20,000
Lewis-Clark State College ID$94,293——
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences PA$82,022$91,434$21,000
Ohio Institute of Allied Health OH$67,590$86,401$11,611
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing PA$85,142$85,719$18,911
Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education OH$72,018$85,043$11,000
St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing PA$90,295$84,962$10,167
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine PA$85,605$84,739$13,917
Lone Star College System TX—$83,636$10,846
Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing PA$70,299$83,076$17,064
Athena Career Academy OH$79,727$82,495$14,120
Sandusky Career Center OH$69,612$82,487$14,513
Arnot Ogden Medical Center NY—$82,164—
Methodist College IL$81,751——
Margaret H Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Medical Center DE$81,260——
UPMC Mercy School of Nursing PA$69,832$80,951$15,250
UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing PA$70,227$80,135$19,999
Chesapeake College MD$79,477$79,585—
Northwestern Oklahoma State University OK$79,446—$12,500
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$79,288——
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing MA$73,593$79,255$16,000
Baton Rouge General Medical Center School of Nursing & School of Radiologic Technology LA—$78,055$10,500
Trinity Health System School of Nursing OH$69,419$77,382$13,398
Washington Health System School of Nursing PA$75,325$77,206$12,000
Watts College of Nursing NC$78,623$77,190—
South Louisiana Community College LA$76,203—$23,436
Tri-Rivers Career Center OH$84,914$76,040$19,318
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$75,841—$25,899
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center PA$73,631$75,813$16,291
Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing IN$65,798$75,810$31,271
Indian Hills Community College IA—$75,625—
EHOVE Career Center OH$74,878—$14,097
Collins Career Technical Center OH$73,211$74,357$14,680
Blue Ridge Community College VA$42,659$73,271—
Columbiana County Career and Technical Center OH$76,100$73,183$14,327
Brightpoint Community College VA—$72,129—
Graham Hospital School of Nursing IL$71,767——
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing PA$66,720$71,243$16,526
Citizens School of Nursing PA$69,556$70,838$19,042
Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing OH$66,682$70,587$13,250
Northeast Iowa Community College IA$69,188$70,400$14,299
Florence-Darlington Technical College SC—$70,210—
UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing PA$67,187$68,734$18,500
Rappahannock Community College VA$67,061——
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College VA—$66,230—
Texas County Technical College MO$63,987—$16,625
Hawkeye Community College IA—$59,474$14,500
Virginia Peninsula Community College VA—$59,208$13,612
Rio Grande Valley College TX—$55,704—
Pikes Peak State College CO$40,730$53,211—
Wytheville Community College VA—$49,560—
Greenville Technical College SC—$37,019—
Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico PR—$10,708—