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Bachelor's+14% vs national median5,097 grads tracked

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Ranked 42nd of 294 bachelor's programs in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$81,679
middle 50%: $68,881 – $97,257
Median · 5 years out
$96,044
middle 50%: $77,084 – $116,842
Median · 10 years out
$113,733
middle 50%: $89,111 – $145,256

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 from UT Medical Branch at Galveston earn a median of $81,679 in year one. Earnings climb to $113,733 after a decade.

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
≈ $4,178 total interest

Same major at other universities

Augsburg University
$98,348 · 5 yrs out
Fairfield University
$98,116 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Illinois University
$97,476 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Victoria
$97,375 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University
$97,281 · 5 yrs out
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$96,962 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$95,930 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
$95,918 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$95,876 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University - Saint Paul
$95,682 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Joseph
$95,526 · 5 yrs out
University of Mary Washington
$94,122 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Medicine (Doctorate)
$194,833 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$170,801 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$121,052 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$121,000 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctorate)
$98,253 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Doctorate)
$94,238 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$93,841 · 5 yrs out
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Bachelor's)
$90,270 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)
$77,387 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out

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