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Bachelor's+42% vs national median2,055 grads tracked

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University

Ranked 8th of 294 bachelor's programs in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$106,951
middle 50%: $81,879 – $127,984
Median · 5 years out
$119,529
middle 50%: $96,077 – $143,018
Median · 10 years out
$133,903
middle 50%: $108,332 – $164,901

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

Graduates of State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University's bachelor's program in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing earn a median $106,951 one year after graduating, rising to $133,903 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 42% above the national median of $84,234 for this field, ranking 8th of 294 reporting programs.

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
3.1 yrs
≈ $3,148 total interest

Same major at other universities

State University of New York at Farmingdale
$126,100 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$124,732 · 5 yrs out
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
CUNY Hunter College
$119,206 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$118,233 · 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

Other majors at State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University

Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$127,276 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$127,276 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$121,775 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$116,101 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$95,419 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Doctorate)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$86,507 · 1 yr out

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