Bachelor's-8% vs national median296 grads tracked
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at University of Virginia's College at Wise (The)
Ranked 213th of 294 bachelor's programs in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$64,779
middle 50%: $50,477 – $77,273
Median · 5 years out
$77,125
middle 50%: $61,129 – $101,945
Median · 10 years out
$84,159
middle 50%: $61,951 – $122,313
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 earn a median of $65k during their first year. Pay grows to $77k at year five and $84k at year ten.
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
5 yrs
≈ $5,395 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of South Carolina - Aiken
$77,554 · 5 yrs out
Concordia College - Moorhead
$77,487 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - East
$77,282 · 5 yrs out
University of South Dakota
$77,249 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$77,213 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$77,168 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson College of Health Sciences
$77,001 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln University
$76,999 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$76,823 · 5 yrs out
Langston University
$76,809 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$76,650 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$76,644 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Virginia's College at Wise (The)
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$77,125 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$69,584 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's)
$58,609 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$58,609 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$54,487 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$54,382 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$54,348 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$54,348 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)
$47,615 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)
$47,615 · 5 yrs out
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