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Bachelor's+40% vs national median339 grads tracked

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at State University of New York at New Paltz

Ranked 10th of 294 bachelor's programs in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$109,555
middle 50%: $87,011 – $132,226
Median · 5 years out
$118,233
middle 50%: $92,721 – $144,866
Median · 10 years out
$130,627
middle 50%: $93,855 – $157,813

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 this New York school command a high $110k median starting salary. Earnings climb to $118k by year five and $131k by year ten.

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
3 yrs
≈ $3,086 total interest

Same major at other universities

College of Staten Island/CUNY
$122,595 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Graduate School & University Center
$120,424 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$120,368 · 5 yrs out
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$119,710 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University
$119,529 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$119,206 · 5 yrs out
University of Hartford
$116,974 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$116,801 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$116,734 · 5 yrs out
Empire State University
$115,003 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$114,831 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$110,458 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at State University of New York at New Paltz

Engineering (Master's)
$113,872 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$109,162 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$102,996 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$99,390 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$97,110 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$93,789 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$92,587 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$92,587 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$88,509 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$80,907 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$78,447 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$76,885 · 5 yrs out

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