Associate's · Plymouth, Indiana

Is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at Marian University-Ancilla 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 1.3 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating: $74,690; Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating: Not enough graduates to report; Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation: Not enough borrowers to report; NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families: $35k (likely $35k – $48k); AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4: $39k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in IN; 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback: 1.3 years (likely 0.9–2.2); Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return: $265k (likely $120k – $438k); Today's dollars
20-year net return: $686k (likely $391k – $1.03M); Today's dollars