COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing master's degree at University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia, SC · 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.
$2,908 above the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- Not available
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- $345,505 / year
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Withheld by data safeguards
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
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$51,545Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$123,101$71,556 above the preliminary benchmark
Additional borrowing reported for this category: Parent PLUS not reported · 100 Grad 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.
SOUTH CAROLINA 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: South Carolina Board of Nursing. California completion and attrition, where shown, use a separate provider-reported 2023–24 cohort. These figures do not feed DegreeVerdict ROI.
GRADUATE-DEGREE BASELINE
$123,101 vs. $88,910
$34,191 above the national bachelor’s median in the same field.
Comparison basis1,021 bachelor’s program records
This is a cross-cohort benchmark, not the salary increase caused by earning this graduate credential. Your current earnings remain the correct baseline for personal ROI.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$22,811
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWINGNot available
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$123,101
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENTNot available
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$22,811Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$31,638Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE60.2%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE78.8%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?
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 earnings$10,258
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$123,101 vs. $120,193
$2,908 above 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$79,540 median wageSC estimate · 1,150 jobs · 25-1072$65,370–$99,410 middle 50% of SC wages+17.1% projected U.S. growth · 8,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeRegistered Nurses$82,360 median wageSC estimate · 49,750 jobs · 29-1141$77,320–$97,230 middle 50% of SC wages+5.6% projected U.S. growth · 180,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeNurse Practitioners$123,290 median wageSC estimate · 5,670 jobs · 29-1171$107,930–$132,220 middle 50% of SC wages+41.0% projected U.S. growth · 29,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeMedical and Health Services Managers$105,620 median wageSC estimate · 9,350 jobs · 11-9111$82,850–$149,430 middle 50% of SC wages+24.2% projected U.S. growth · 62,300 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeNurse Anesthetists$265,480 median wageSC estimate · 1,010 jobs · 29-1151$229,140–$302,230 middle 50% of SC wages+9.7% projected U.S. growth · 2,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeNurse Midwives$122,390 median wageSC estimate · 100 jobs · 29-1161$99,120–$132,720 middle 50% of SC 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
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
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.
Medical University of South Carolina
$64,764 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $187,865
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- Not available
Francis Marion University
$11,425 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $119,820
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $11,386
Clemson University
$558 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $109,470
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $22,253
University of North Dakota
$121,108 higher earnings · $4,260 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $244,209
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $18,551
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
87 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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