Bachelor's degree · Health professions · CIP 51.38
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing: earnings and debt by college
The College Scorecard lists 1,203 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, together awarding 152,708 of these degrees in the most recent year. At the median institution, graduates who received federal aid earn $80,574 one year after finishing and $86,638 five years after finishing (two separate graduating classes). The median institution's graduates leave with $26,806 in federal student loans.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Colleges
1,203
Degrees awarded per yeariBachelor's degrees the school awarded in this major in the most recent reported year.
152,708
Median earnings, 1 yriMedian earnings of graduates who received federal aid, 1 year after finishing, among those working and not enrolled. The figure here is the median across institutions; branch campuses share their institution's figure and count once.
$80,574
895 reporting
Median earnings, 5 yrsiMedian earnings of graduates who received federal aid, 5 years after finishing, among those working and not enrolled. The figure here is the median across institutions; branch campuses share their institution's figure and count once.
$86,638
839 reporting
Median debtiMedian federal student-loan balance of the program's graduates. Excludes Parent PLUS and private loans. The figure here is the median across institutions; branch campuses share their institution's figure and count once.
$26,806
887 reporting
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Colleges with a bachelor's in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
| Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison · Private for-profit | IL | 7,843 | $89,974 | $99,320 | $41,125 |
| Capella University Minneapolis · Private for-profit | MN | 7,779 | $94,212 | $100,309 | $27,956 |
| Western Governors University Salt Lake City · Private nonprofit | UT | 5,885 | $91,037 | $100,731 | $25,461 |
| Grand Canyon University Phoenix · Private nonprofit | AZ | 3,578 | $100,698 | $106,031 | $22,006 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington · Public | TX | 2,465 | $89,518 | $104,180 | $25,293 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens · Public | OH | 1,212 | $83,529 | $88,277 | $26,832 |
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville · Private for-profit | KY | 1,207 | $78,918 | $93,508 | $34,800 |
| Aspen University Phoenix · Private for-profit | AZ | 1,189 | $91,347 | $105,383 | $32,923 |
| West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County Anaheim · Private for-profit | CA | 1,076 | $100,459 | $113,085 | $36,000 |
| West Coast University-Texas Richardson · Private for-profit | TX | 972 | $100,459 | $113,085 | $36,000 |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock · Public | TX | 931 | $81,994 | $92,291 | $21,750 |
| West Coast University-Ontario Ontario · Private for-profit | CA | 925 | $100,459 | $113,085 | $36,000 |
| Nightingale College Salt Lake City · Private for-profit | UT | 896 | $79,165 | n/a | $54,367 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington · Public | NC | 775 | $80,708 | $88,236 | $19,500 |
| NUC University Bayamon · Private for-profit | PR | 772 | $31,564 | $36,850 | $24,149 |
| University of Central Florida Orlando · Public | FL | 711 | $79,352 | $88,988 | $19,303 |
| Chamberlain University-Texas Houston · Private for-profit | TX | 674 | $89,974 | $99,320 | $41,125 |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler · Public | TX | 647 | $78,414 | $83,292 | $22,382 |
| Azusa Pacific University Azusa · Private nonprofit | CA | 614 | $106,669 | $123,534 | $27,500 |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis · Public | IN | 601 | $76,965 | $83,819 | $27,000 |
| Southern New Hampshire University Manchester · Private nonprofit | NH | 569 | $92,774 | $97,722 | $30,000 |
| University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix · Private for-profit | AZ | 535 | $107,300 | $112,808 | $22,645 |
| Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale · Private nonprofit | FL | 523 | $79,869 | $97,609 | $33,500 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe · Public | AZ | 480 | $81,261 | $92,857 | $21,288 |
| Samuel Merritt University Oakland · Private nonprofit | CA | 471 | $138,536 | $147,607 | $25,937 |
| Texas Woman's University Denton · Public | TX | 456 | $80,581 | $89,969 | $23,291 |
| University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City · Public | OK | 456 | $77,215 | $84,144 | $23,250 |
| Chamberlain University-New Jersey North Brunswick · Private for-profit | NJ | 452 | $89,974 | $99,320 | $41,125 |
| East Tennessee State University Johnson City · Public | TN | 443 | $70,922 | $77,809 | $23,000 |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale · Public | AZ | 439 | $81,261 | $92,857 | $21,288 |
| Oakland University Rochester Hills · Public | MI | 438 | $80,678 | $83,081 | $28,642 |
| Walden University Minneapolis · Private for-profit | MN | 437 | $93,886 | $106,456 | $29,670 |
| Chamberlain University-Georgia Sandy Springs · Private for-profit | GA | 436 | $89,974 | $99,320 | $41,125 |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent · Public | OH | 435 | $74,293 | $77,823 | $26,000 |
| New York University New York · Private nonprofit | NY | 426 | $120,121 | $116,391 | $24,995 |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne · Public | NJ | 425 | $100,216 | $105,759 | $26,060 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Baltimore · Public | MD | 418 | $82,566 | $96,842 | $24,781 |
| Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale · Private nonprofit | FL | 410 | $81,837 | $91,989 | $25,000 |
| Long Island University Brookville · Private nonprofit | NY | 404 | $104,329 | $119,755 | $27,500 |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque · Public | NM | 403 | $84,800 | $90,659 | $24,250 |
| Denver College of Nursing Denver · Private for-profit | CO | 402 | $81,121 | $85,545 | $36,582 |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff · Public | AZ | 402 | $80,435 | $88,355 | $20,500 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham · Public | AL | 394 | $75,245 | $84,104 | $23,166 |
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso · Public | TX | 392 | $75,043 | $89,529 | $16,069 |
| Boise State University Boise · Public | ID | 389 | $87,996 | $90,824 | $25,558 |
| Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences Draper · Private for-profit | UT | 387 | $72,114 | $98,693 | $33,502 |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato · Public | MN | 383 | $77,737 | $85,513 | $27,000 |
| Drexel University Philadelphia · Private nonprofit | PA | 381 | $95,930 | $103,752 | $27,000 |
| Weber State University Ogden · Public | UT | 377 | $70,949 | $79,973 | $18,000 |
| Montana State University Bozeman · Public | MT | 374 | $75,018 | $79,507 | $26,000 |
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Quick facts: Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
- How many colleges offer a bachelor's degree in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing?
- The College Scorecard lists 1,203 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.
- How much do Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing graduates earn?
- Across institutions, the median of graduates' median earnings is $80,574 one year after graduation (895 institutions reporting) and $86,638 five years after graduation (839 institutions reporting). These figures cover graduates who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled in school. Branch campuses share their institution's figures, so each institution counts once.
- Where do Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing graduates earn the most five years after graduation?
- By reported median earnings five years after graduation: San Francisco State University ($159,614), San Jose State University ($157,894), University of San Francisco ($156,479), California State University-East Bay ($153,321), and Sonoma State University ($148,502).
- How much student debt do Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing graduates have?
- The median institution's Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing graduates leave with $26,806 in federal student loans (887 institutions reporting). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
- Which colleges award the most Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing degrees?
- By bachelor's degrees awarded in the most recent year: Chamberlain University-Illinois (7,843), Capella University (7,779), Western Governors University (5,885), Grand Canyon University (3,578), and The University of Texas at Arlington (2,465).
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How these numbers work
Figures cover bachelor's degree programs in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (CIP code 51.38), as reported in the College Scorecard. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after they finished, among those working and not enrolled in school; the one-year and five-year figures describe different graduating classes. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation. The Scorecard withholds figures for programs with few graduates, so many smaller programs show n/a. Summary figures are medians across institutions: the Scorecard reports program earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure and count once. All figures are from the Scorecard's most recent field-of-study release. More on the data.