COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing bachelor's degree at Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN · Public
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
Reported earnings are close to similar programs.
$4,440 below the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- 34.3% of annual earnings
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- $53,675 / year
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- +69% · Positive payoff
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price+$214,700
$14,000Current college-wide context+$158,700
$16,000Annual price+$150,700
$32,000Annual price+$86,700
$48,000Annual price+$22,700
$64,000Annual price−$41,300
$80,000Annual price−$105,300
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
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.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$36,491Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$84,470$47,979 above the preliminary benchmark
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.
TEXAS BOARD OF NURSING · 2025
First-time nursing exam results
These results belong to the named nursing programs below. They are state-board licensure outcomes, not College Scorecard earnings and not an estimate.
Source: Texas Board of Nursing. California completion and attrition, where shown, use a separate provider-reported 2023–24 cohort. These figures do not feed DegreeVerdict ROI.
MINNESOTA BOARD · FY2025 graduates / calendar 2025 exam
Graduates and licensing results
Board-reported graduates and first-time licensing-exam outcomes for this exact nursing credential.
Source: Minnesota Board of Nursing. Graduate counts use fiscal year 2025; exam outcomes use calendar year 2025. These measures never feed ROI.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$13,529
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$29,000
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$84,470
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$307/mo
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$13,529Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$21,116Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE94.8%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE40.3%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.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
4.4% of gross monthly earnings
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earnings$7,039
Estimated loan payment$307
154borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$84,470 vs. $88,910
$4,440 below the national median for the same field and credential.
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$81,280 median wageMN estimate · 1,340 jobs · 25-1072$73,330–$101,170 middle 50% of MN wages+17.1% projected U.S. growth · 8,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeRegistered Nurses$101,510 median wageMN estimate · 70,110 jobs · 29-1141$88,940–$114,760 middle 50% of MN wages+5.6% projected U.S. growth · 180,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeNurse Practitioners$133,260 median wageMN estimate · 7,780 jobs · 29-1171$111,750–$155,260 middle 50% of MN wages+41.0% projected U.S. growth · 29,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeMedical and Health Services Managers$122,700 median wageMN estimate · 11,350 jobs · 11-9111$99,440–$151,740 middle 50% of MN wages+24.2% projected U.S. growth · 62,300 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeNurse Anesthetists$266,190 median wageMN estimate · 2,130 jobs · 29-1151$238,060–$272,980 middle 50% of MN wages+9.7% projected U.S. growth · 2,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeNurse Midwives$134,810 median wageMN estimate · 410 jobs · 29-1161$125,070–$146,560 middle 50% of MN wages+11.5% projected U.S. growth · 400 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degree
CENSUS EMPLOYMENT DESTINATIONS
Where graduates work five years later
The leading industries employing graduates in this college, broad field and credential group.
Health Care and Social Assistance
Educational Services
Public Administration
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Manufacturing
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.
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$20,291 higher earnings · $1,825 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $104,761
- Debt
- $40,188
- Annual net price
- $11,704
Capella University
$12,741 higher earnings · $1,174 less debt
- Earnings
- $97,211
- Debt
- $27,826
- Annual net price
- $17,956
Augsburg University
$8,576 higher earnings · $5,559 less debt
- Earnings
- $93,046
- Debt
- $23,441
- Annual net price
- $23,873
Bethel University
$3,041 higher earnings · $2,000 less debt
- Earnings
- $87,511
- Debt
- $27,000
- Annual net price
- $28,556
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
107 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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