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Bachelor's-10% vs national median725 grads tracked

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at Southern Utah University

Ranked 239th of 294 bachelor's programs in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$57,796
middle 50%: $47,046 – $68,538
Median · 5 years out
$75,433
middle 50%: $58,902 – $95,872
Median · 10 years out
$95,075
middle 50%: $59,635 – $125,993

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 this Utah university earn $58k in their first year. Median earnings climb to $75k at five years and $95k at 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
5.3 yrs
≈ $5,908 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Maine
$76,075 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
$76,061 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$75,942 · 5 yrs out
College of Coastal Georgia
$75,928 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University-Pueblo
$75,706 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$75,665 · 5 yrs out
Middle Georgia State University
$75,346 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$75,139 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina Upstate
$75,089 · 5 yrs out
Francis Marion University
$74,906 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$74,899 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$74,730 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern Utah University

Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$90,782 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Bachelor's)
$84,323 · 5 yrs out
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (Bachelor's)
$84,323 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$82,300 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Science (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$76,622 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$76,393 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Bachelor's)
$76,393 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$76,359 · 5 yrs out

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