Bachelor's · Costa Mesa, California

Is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at Pacific College worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back fast: graduates typically recover the cost in about 1.6 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating: Not enough graduates to report; Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating: $141,943; Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation: $32,611; NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families: $104k (likely $104k – $144k); AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4: $102k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in CA; 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback: 1.6 years (likely 1.2–2.2); Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return: $710k (likely $471k – $996k); Today's dollars
20-year net return: $1.84M (likely $1.35M – $2.47M); Today's dollars