Monthly budget after graduation — Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.
Taxes
$2,672/mo
28.0% effective
Student Loan
$442/mo
10yr at 5%
Rent
$1,499/mo
State median
Food, Transport, Savings
$4,924/mo
52% of gross
If you graduate
+179%
ROI
Expected (83% grad)
+141%
ROI
Completion risk costs 38 points. Most students finish, but the 17% who don't face debt without the earnings premium.
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After Loan Payments, Graduates Earn
$6,716/mo earnings
− $442/mo loan payment
Median earnings 1 year after graduation. ROI = (Earnings - Debt) / Debt.
~90 graduates/year
~14 graduates/year
~40 graduates/year
~30 graduates/year
~79 graduates/year
~45 graduates/year
~37 graduates/year
~27 graduates/year
~100 graduates/year
+4 more programs in Engineering
~47 graduates/year
~48 graduates/year
~144 graduates/year
~141 graduates/year
~47 graduates/year
~8 graduates/year
~51 graduates/year
~17 graduates/year
~231 graduates/year
~284 graduates/year
~38 graduates/year
~173 graduates/year
~20 graduates/year
~115 graduates/year
~27 graduates/year
~49 graduates/year
~316 graduates/year
~83 graduates/year
~77 graduates/year
~27 graduates/year
~349 graduates/year
~37 graduates/year
~160 graduates/year
~23 graduates/year
+2 more programs in Other
~61 graduates/year
~30 graduates/year
~23 graduates/year
~62 graduates/year
~174 graduates/year
~44 graduates/year
~200 graduates/year
~189 graduates/year
~103 graduates/year
~109 graduates/year
+2 more programs in Business
~105 graduates/year
~52 graduates/year
~24 graduates/year
How to read this: If a program shows $50,000/yr earnings and +150% ROI, graduates earn $50k one year out, and that's 2.5x their student debt. Higher ROI = better return on your education investment.
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Statistics from College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education). Veteran data estimated from Scorecard demographics. Prosperity Gauge uses federal tax estimates, standard 10-year loan amortization at 5%, and state-level rent data. See our methodology.