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Registered Nursing Programs in North Carolina

Registered Nursing is a licensure degree: clinical rotations plus the NCLEX exam lead straight into hospital and clinic roles. It posts some of the highest one-year earnings of any bachelor major because demand is deep in nearly every metro.

Programs below are ranked only when a college figure rests on at least 100 graduates. Programs on 30 to 99 graduates carry a small-program flag and are listed, not ranked. Anything smaller shows the national median for the major, badged as such.

Ranked Registered Nursing Programs in North Carolina

CollegeMajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Chamberlain University-North CarolinaRegistered Nursing$89,974 n=12,926$41,125 n=16,389
Duke UniversityRegistered Nursing$87,034 n=223$28,375 n=225
North Carolina Central UniversityRegistered Nursing$82,930 n=123$37,250 Small program - rough guide n=53
Fayetteville State UniversityRegistered Nursing$81,742 n=270$20,000 n=201
University of North Carolina at PembrokeRegistered Nursing$80,728 n=121$26,320 Small program - rough guide n=78
University of North Carolina WilmingtonRegistered Nursing$80,708 n=930$19,500 n=888
East Carolina UniversityRegistered Nursing$80,015 n=489$21,000 n=344
South University-High PointRegistered Nursing$79,957 n=771$42,965 n=778
Galen Health Institutes-AshevilleRegistered Nursing$78,918 n=1,310$34,800 n=2,302
Winston-Salem State UniversityRegistered Nursing$77,296 n=265$27,000 n=199
University of North Carolina at CharlotteRegistered Nursing$77,285 n=223$20,500 n=152
Appalachian State UniversityRegistered Nursing$77,166 n=153$18,154 Small program - rough guide n=89
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillRegistered Nursing$76,947 n=272$20,750 n=218
Queens University of CharlotteRegistered Nursing$76,585 n=182$28,750 n=132
University of North Carolina at GreensboroRegistered Nursing$75,636 n=246$18,823 n=244
Western Carolina UniversityRegistered Nursing$75,592 n=278$18,750 n=284

Smaller Programs and National-Median Programs

These programs are too small for a trustworthy ranked figure, or their college figure is not published. They are listed, not ranked.

CollegeMajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Barton CollegeRegistered Nursing$81,438 Small program - rough guide n=65$30,250 Small program - rough guide n=39
Belmont Abbey CollegeRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Cabarrus College of Health SciencesRegistered Nursing$88,849 Small program - rough guide n=46$24,500 Small program - rough guide n=34
Campbell UniversityRegistered Nursing$76,934 Small program - rough guide n=76$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=58
Catawba CollegeRegistered Nursing$76,234 Small program - rough guide n=38Not published
Elon UniversityRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Gardner-Webb UniversityRegistered Nursing$81,099 Small program - rough guide n=81$26,000 n=109
High Point UniversityRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Lees-McRae CollegeRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityRegistered Nursing$69,759 Small program - rough guide n=90$21,375 Small program - rough guide n=60
Mars Hill UniversityRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Methodist UniversityRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
University of Mount OliveRegistered Nursing$83,084 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
North Carolina A & T State UniversityRegistered Nursing$76,427 Small program - rough guide n=63$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=77
North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
William Peace UniversityRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Pfeiffer UniversityRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Watts College of NursingRegistered Nursing$79,798 Small program - rough guide n=42$31,250 n=120
Wingate UniversityRegistered Nursing$80,791 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Carolinas College of Health SciencesRegistered Nursing$83,562 Small program - rough guide n=51Not published
Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published

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