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Bachelor's-17% vs national median1,417 grads tracked

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at Indiana University - South Bend

Ranked 287th of 294 bachelor's programs in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$60,334
middle 50%: $49,138 – $74,243
Median · 5 years out
$70,224
middle 50%: $53,496 – $90,485
Median · 10 years out
$81,280
middle 50%: $60,109 – $113,229

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Indiana University - South Bend's bachelor's program in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing earn a median $60,334 one year after graduating, rising to $81,280 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% below the national median of $84,234 for this field, ranking 287th of 294 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
5.5 yrs
≈ $5,910 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Southern Maine
$71,281 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$71,072 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$70,755 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$70,670 · 5 yrs out
Anderson University
$70,474 · 5 yrs out
Truman State University
$70,459 · 5 yrs out
University of Lynchburg
$70,214 · 5 yrs out
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
$70,157 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Southern State University
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
South Carolina State University
$69,786 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$69,693 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$69,562 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Indiana University - South Bend

Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$122,702 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$118,879 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$80,088 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$79,974 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out

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