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?
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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 yrs
≈ $4,206 total interest
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$95,526 · 5 yrs out
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Pennsylvania State University (The) - Schuylkill
$93,989 · 5 yrs out
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$93,908 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$93,756 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$93,315 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$93,050 · 5 yrs out
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$92,948 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M International University
$92,446 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$92,292 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at State University of New York at Plattsburgh
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$78,033 · 5 yrs out
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$76,644 · 5 yrs out
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$76,393 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$73,904 · 5 yrs out
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$73,872 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$73,728 · 5 yrs out
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$72,341 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$72,341 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$71,797 · 5 yrs out
International Business (Bachelor's)
$71,605 · 5 yrs out
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