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Bachelor's+1% vs national median1,066 grads tracked

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at St. Cloud State University

Ranked 131st of 294 bachelor's programs in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$70,704
middle 50%: $58,867 – $81,565
Median · 5 years out
$84,756
middle 50%: $70,319 – $98,448
Median · 10 years out
$98,163
middle 50%: $74,823 – $120,465

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

Nursing graduates from St. Cloud State University see a median first-year salary of $71k. This climbs to $98k after ten years in the field.

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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

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

Paid off in
4.6 yrs
≈ $4,876 total interest

Same major at other universities

College of Saint Scholastica
$85,080 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$85,033 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$84,945 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$84,938 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$84,886 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Northern
$84,790 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$84,509 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$84,428 · 5 yrs out
Shawnee State University
$84,300 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$84,234 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$84,209 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Central University
$84,154 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at St. Cloud State University

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$131,424 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$119,554 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$116,180 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$115,714 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$104,573 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$104,182 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$99,377 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$95,489 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,232 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$91,526 · 5 yrs out
Manufacturing Engineering (Bachelor's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out

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