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Bachelor's-5% vs national median5,241 grads tracked

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)

Ranked 173rd of 294 bachelor's programs in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$72,358
middle 50%: $60,396 – $87,054
Median · 5 years out
$80,156
middle 50%: $64,007 – $100,442
Median · 10 years out
$89,159
middle 50%: $68,111 – $114,144

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 at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington start with a median salary of $72k. This increases to $89k 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?

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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
4.7 yrs
≈ $4,877 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Utah
$80,723 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$80,298 · 5 yrs out
Fairmont State University
$80,286 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Gwinnett College
$80,258 · 5 yrs out
University of Indianapolis
$80,181 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$80,113 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$80,067 · 5 yrs out
University of North Georgia
$80,058 · 5 yrs out
South University - Columbia
$79,872 · 5 yrs out
Longwood University
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$79,692 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)

Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$115,854 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$105,799 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$103,276 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$96,423 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$93,054 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$90,755 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$88,696 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor's)
$83,719 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$79,121 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$78,439 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$75,042 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$74,545 · 5 yrs out

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