COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing bachelor's degree at Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, TX · 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.
$1,901 below the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- 31.0% of annual earnings
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- $60,023 / year
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- +85% · 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+$240,090
$12,000Current college-wide context+$192,090
$18,000Annual price+$168,090
$36,000Annual price+$96,090
$54,000Annual price+$24,090
$72,000Annual price−$47,910
$90,000Annual price−$119,910
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$33,298Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$87,009$53,711 above the preliminary benchmark
Additional borrowing reported for this category: 59 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.
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.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$11,656
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$27,000
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$87,009
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$286/mo
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS
1 related offering reported to the Department of Labor
These provider-reported records add named prices, completion and employment context where available. They describe a separate workforce-program cohort and may include non-degree training, so they are not blended into the College Scorecard earnings or DegreeVerdict ROI.
Undergraduate Nursing Program
- Reported price
- $48,344
- Completion
- 66.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 80.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $15,617
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$11,656Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$22,652Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE93.5%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE42.7%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?
3.9% 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$7,251
Estimated loan payment$286
257borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$87,009 vs. $88,910
$1,901 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$84,930 median wageTX estimate · 6,830 jobs · 25-1072$65,560–$106,140 middle 50% of TX wages+17.1% projected U.S. growth · 8,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeRegistered Nurses$95,970 median wageTX estimate · 271,380 jobs · 29-1141$79,170–$105,100 middle 50% of TX wages+5.6% projected U.S. growth · 180,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeNurse Practitioners$131,670 median wageTX estimate · 25,970 jobs · 29-1171$113,840–$147,660 middle 50% of TX wages+41.0% projected U.S. growth · 29,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeMedical and Health Services Managers$114,150 median wageTX estimate · 58,420 jobs · 11-9111$86,080–$150,390 middle 50% of TX wages+24.2% projected U.S. growth · 62,300 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeNurse Anesthetists$244,990 median wageTX estimate · 4,060 jobs · 29-1151$209,380–$323,140 middle 50% of TX wages+9.7% projected U.S. growth · 2,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeNurse Midwives$123,380 median wageTX estimate · 290 jobs · 29-1161$110,780–$138,290 middle 50% of TX 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
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Public Administration
Wholesale Trade
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.
Texas A&M University-Central Texas
$8,557 higher earnings · $4,250 less debt · $10,356 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $95,566
- Debt
- $22,750
- Annual net price
- $1,300
Lamar University
$6,700 higher earnings · $1,804 less debt · $2,290 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $93,709
- Debt
- $25,196
- Annual net price
- $9,366
The University of Texas at El Paso
$2,068 higher earnings · $5,621 less debt · $2,253 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $89,077
- Debt
- $21,379
- Annual net price
- $9,403
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$1,058 higher earnings · $15,326 less debt · $6,825 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $88,067
- Debt
- $11,674
- Annual net price
- $4,831
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
151 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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