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Bachelor's+3% vs national median866 grads tracked

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at Norfolk State University

Ranked 100th of 294 bachelor's programs in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$72,610
middle 50%: $59,321 – $87,828
Median · 5 years out
$87,156
middle 50%: $67,817 – $106,875
Median · 10 years out
$103,437
middle 50%: $84,867 – $125,213

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

Norfolk State University nursing graduates start with a median salary of $72.6k. By year ten, these bachelor's degree holders earn a median of $103.4k.

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
4.4 yrs
≈ $4,731 total interest

Same major at other universities

Indiana Wesleyan University - NGM Building
$87,875 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$87,785 · 5 yrs out
Mary Baldwin University
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Bemidji State University
$87,739 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University System Health Science Center
$87,504 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Shenango
$87,351 · 5 yrs out
Utah Tech University
$87,152 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$87,091 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Scranton
$87,005 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$86,953 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Mennonite University
$86,772 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$86,742 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Norfolk State University

Engineering (Master's)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$102,841 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$83,086 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$77,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$77,796 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$76,230 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$75,695 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$75,695 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)
$70,527 · 5 yrs out

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