Master's · Florence, South Carolina
Is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at Francis Marion University 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 1.9 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $118,411
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $128,701
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $64,150
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $68k (likely $68k – $68k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $71k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in SC
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 1.9 years (likely 1.4–2.5)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- $476k (likely $287k – $689k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $1.27M (likely $883k – $1.73M)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Francis Marion University
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$90,104
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$72,580
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's)$59,391
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$58,797
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's)$58,517
- Special Education and Teaching (Master's)$56,581
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$51,522
- Biology, General (Bachelor's)$51,447
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's)$51,005
- Curriculum and Instruction (Master's)$47,206
- Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's)$46,669
- Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)$44,803
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at other schools in South Carolina
- Medical University of South Carolina$187,865
- University of South Carolina-Columbia$123,101
- South University-Columbia$119,307
- Anderson University$114,508
- Clemson University$109,470