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Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing bachelor's degree at Simmons University

Boston, MA · Private nonprofit

What this page covers

Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.

The short version

There is not enough evidence for a firm comparison.

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Debt as a share of earnings
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Highest price with a positive payoff
Not available: earnings are missing
Modeled 10-year payoff
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Available price data
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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-1%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$85,096 → $84,018
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
93Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
133Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
84Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

457Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
108Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
192Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
323Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
145Graduates not recorded as employedHistorical federal cohort, three years after completion
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$34,808Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earningsNot availableA like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Additional borrowing reported for this category: 31 Parent PLUS borrowers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

MASSACHUSETTS BOARD · 2025

Program size and graduates

How many students this nursing program admitted, enrolled and graduated in the board’s latest annual report.

133Simmons University172 admitted · 496 enrolled

Source: Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing. These are program activity counts, not completion rates, licensure results or ROI inputs.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$25,265

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$27,916

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGSNot available

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$296/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$25,265Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$63,460Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE70.0%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE72.3%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$85,096Year 1
Not availableYear 4
$84,018Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earningsNot available
Estimated loan payment$296
84borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Not available vs. $88,910

The like-for-like difference is unavailable.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$85,130 median wageMA estimate · 2,280 jobs · 25-1072$75,210–$108,590 middle 50% of MA wages+17.1% projected U.S. growth · 8,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeRegistered Nurses$104,550 median wageMA estimate · 88,200 jobs · 29-1141$87,460–$136,110 middle 50% of MA wages+5.6% projected U.S. growth · 180,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeNurse Practitioners$142,440 median wageMA estimate · 8,070 jobs · 29-1171$132,460–$168,100 middle 50% of MA wages+41.0% projected U.S. growth · 29,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeMedical and Health Services Managers$134,360 median wageMA estimate · 17,600 jobs · 11-9111$104,630–$178,540 middle 50% of MA wages+24.2% projected U.S. growth · 62,300 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeNurse Anesthetists$295,550 median wageMA estimate · 500 jobs · 29-1151$253,120–$356,000 middle 50% of MA wages+9.7% projected U.S. growth · 2,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeNurse Midwives$159,800 median wageMA estimate · 280 jobs · 29-1161$140,030–$176,340 middle 50% of MA wages+11.5% projected U.S. growth · 400 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degree
Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Chicopee, MA

College of Our Lady of the Elms

$916 less debt · $7,720 lower annual net price

Earnings
$97,773
Debt
$27,000
Annual net price
$17,545
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Framingham, MA

Framingham State University

$4,916 less debt · $9,151 lower annual net price

Earnings
$96,620
Debt
$23,000
Annual net price
$16,114
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Lowell, MA

University of Massachusetts-Lowell

$916 less debt · $8,102 lower annual net price

Earnings
$93,650
Debt
$27,000
Annual net price
$17,163
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Westfield, MA

Westfield State University

$1,016 less debt · $8,544 lower annual net price

Earnings
$93,248
Debt
$26,900
Annual net price
$16,721
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DATA QUALITY

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133 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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