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Bachelor's-11% vs national median1,407 grads tracked

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at Southeast Missouri State University

Ranked 246th of 294 bachelor's programs in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$62,704
middle 50%: $51,694 – $76,031
Median · 5 years out
$74,721
middle 50%: $58,376 – $95,359
Median · 10 years out
$84,354
middle 50%: $61,332 – $112,371

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 Southeast Missouri State University earn a median of $63k in their first year. This figure increases to $84k by the tenth year.

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
5.2 yrs
≈ $5,598 total interest

Same major at other universities

Middle Georgia State University
$75,346 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$75,139 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina Upstate
$75,089 · 5 yrs out
Francis Marion University
$74,906 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$74,899 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$74,730 · 5 yrs out
Georgia College & State University
$74,666 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
$74,648 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$74,628 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$74,598 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$74,445 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$74,444 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southeast Missouri State University

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$102,715 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)
$100,794 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$90,782 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$88,404 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$86,167 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$80,904 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Physics (Bachelor's)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Bachelor's)
$75,006 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$70,224 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$69,425 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out

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