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Bachelor's+11% vs national median1,258 grads tracked

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

Ranked 51st of 294 bachelor's programs in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$81,661
middle 50%: $66,994 – $101,202
Median · 5 years out
$93,860
middle 50%: $72,276 – $119,882
Median · 10 years out
$102,936
middle 50%: $77,415 – $130,638

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 this university earn a median of $82k in their first year. Salaries reach $103k after ten years.

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 yrs
≈ $4,206 total interest

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