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Associate-19% vs national median2,265 grads tracked

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at James A. Rhodes State College

Ranked 418th of 425 associate programs in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$52,447
middle 50%: $41,056 – $62,964
Median · 5 years out
$60,719
middle 50%: $48,127 – $72,452
Median · 10 years out
$67,002
middle 50%: $50,186 – $84,610

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Nursing graduates from James A. Rhodes State College start with a median salary of $52k. This figure reaches $61k after five years and $67k 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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,003 total interest

Same major at other universities

Western Iowa Tech Community College
$62,036 · 5 yrs out
John Wood Community College
$61,910 · 5 yrs out
Belmont College
$61,877 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Virginia Community College
$61,216 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central College
$61,159 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$60,867 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Vista College
$60,565 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$60,411 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Iowa Community College
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$57,738 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University - West Plains
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Snow College
$56,473 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at James A. Rhodes State College

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,247 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$66,172 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,159 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,456 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$62,007 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$57,334 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out

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