Associate+10% vs national median1,322 grads tracked
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at Navarro College
Ranked 107th of 425 associate programs in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$71,298
middle 50%: $55,121 – $83,493
Median · 5 years out
$82,300
middle 50%: $62,372 – $99,258
Median · 10 years out
$91,889
middle 50%: $69,748 – $111,554
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 associate degree graduates command a $71k median salary in year one. Ten-year median earnings reach $92k.
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
4.6 yrs
≈ $4,892 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$83,287 · 5 yrs out
Mount Wachusett Community College
$83,262 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$83,187 · 5 yrs out
Ranger College
$83,086 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$82,861 · 5 yrs out
Morton College
$82,346 · 5 yrs out
Cisco College
$82,235 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$82,071 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Denver
$81,941 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$81,919 · 5 yrs out
Sullivan County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$81,817 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$81,750 · 5 yrs out
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$91,987 · 5 yrs out
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$91,143 · 5 yrs out
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$77,519 · 5 yrs out
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$74,346 · 5 yrs out
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$73,796 · 5 yrs out
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$73,442 · 5 yrs out
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$69,584 · 5 yrs out
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$66,598 · 5 yrs out
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$65,302 · 5 yrs out
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$63,029 · 5 yrs out
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$63,029 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$62,723 · 5 yrs out
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