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Registered Nursing Programs in Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania

CollegeMajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Thomas Jefferson UniversityRegistered Nursing$98,195 n=784$27,000 n=569
University of ScrantonRegistered Nursing$96,352 n=118$27,000 n=111
Drexel UniversityRegistered Nursing$95,930 n=833$27,000 n=649
Villanova UniversityRegistered Nursing$95,659 n=295$27,000 n=209
Holy Family UniversityRegistered Nursing$94,861 n=532$30,990 n=564
Immaculata UniversityRegistered Nursing$94,349 n=109$28,335 n=108
Neumann UniversityRegistered Nursing$94,231 n=109$29,708 n=128
La Salle UniversityRegistered Nursing$92,836 n=255$27,000 n=202
Wilkes UniversityRegistered Nursing$92,113 n=192$29,500 n=191
Gwynedd Mercy UniversityRegistered Nursing$91,819 n=522$33,000 n=367
DeSales UniversityRegistered Nursing$91,612 n=167$30,750 n=168
Moravian UniversityRegistered Nursing$91,601 n=163$27,000 n=176
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaRegistered Nursing$91,462 n=284$26,000 n=314
Millersville University of PennsylvaniaRegistered Nursing$91,189 n=227$31,829 n=156
Temple UniversityRegistered Nursing$91,116 n=125$27,000 n=142
University of PennsylvaniaRegistered Nursing$91,079 n=188$27,000 n=180
Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaRegistered Nursing$90,544 n=276$27,000 n=285
Widener UniversityRegistered Nursing$90,244 n=364$27,000 n=343
Alvernia UniversityRegistered Nursing$88,298 n=131$27,000 n=104
Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaRegistered Nursing$87,471 n=239$30,062 n=186
Saint Joseph's University - LancasterRegistered Nursing$87,471 n=239$30,062 n=186
Misericordia UniversityRegistered Nursing$86,785 n=159$35,539 n=168
York College of PennsylvaniaRegistered Nursing$83,350 n=192$27,000 n=212
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeRegistered Nursing$82,877 n=769$27,000 n=649
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New KensingtonRegistered Nursing$82,877 n=769$27,000 n=649
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ShenangoRegistered Nursing$82,877 n=769$27,000 n=649
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonRegistered Nursing$82,877 n=769$27,000 n=649
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaRegistered Nursing$82,877 n=769$27,000 n=649
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverRegistered Nursing$82,877 n=769$27,000 n=649
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgRegistered Nursing$82,877 n=769$27,000 n=649
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- EberlyRegistered Nursing$82,877 n=769$27,000 n=649
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusRegistered Nursing$82,877 n=769$27,000 n=649
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoRegistered Nursing$82,877 n=769$27,000 n=649
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonRegistered Nursing$82,877 n=769$27,000 n=649
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillRegistered Nursing$82,877 n=769$27,000 n=649
Pennsylvania State University-World CampusRegistered Nursing$82,877 n=769$27,000 n=649
University of Pittsburgh-BradfordRegistered Nursing$78,478 n=359$26,000 n=354
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusRegistered Nursing$78,478 n=359$26,000 n=354
Duquesne UniversityRegistered Nursing$78,333 n=441$27,000 n=320
Indiana University of PennsylvaniaRegistered Nursing$78,326 n=251$27,000 n=192
Pennsylvania Western UniversityRegistered Nursing$78,212 n=463$27,000 n=309
Wilson CollegeRegistered Nursing$77,905 n=102$30,875 Small program - rough guide n=42
Carlow UniversityRegistered Nursing$75,795 n=200$27,000 n=146
Waynesburg UniversityRegistered Nursing$75,649 n=123$27,000 n=104
Robert Morris UniversityRegistered Nursing$73,645 n=118$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=94
Gannon UniversityRegistered Nursing$71,997 n=107$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=91

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
Cedar Crest CollegeRegistered Nursing$93,248 Small program - rough guide n=69$31,000 n=144
Central Penn CollegeRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Chatham UniversityRegistered Nursing$75,229 Small program - rough guide n=35Not published
East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaRegistered Nursing$90,909 Small program - rough guide n=82$30,000 Small program - rough guide n=45
Eastern UniversityRegistered Nursing$86,615 Small program - rough guide n=69$28,500 Small program - rough guide n=62
Elizabethtown CollegeRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Geneva CollegeRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Grove City CollegeRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
King's CollegeRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
La Roche UniversityRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Lackawanna CollegeRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Lincoln UniversityRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Marywood UniversityRegistered Nursing$90,347 Small program - rough guide n=67$33,242 Small program - rough guide n=44
Mercyhurst UniversityRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Messiah UniversityRegistered Nursing$82,180 Small program - rough guide n=54$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=67
Mount Aloysius CollegeRegistered Nursing$81,507 Small program - rough guide n=69$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=85
Saint Francis UniversityRegistered Nursing$76,558 Small program - rough guide n=44$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=59
Saint Vincent CollegeRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Seton Hill UniversityRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=32
Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaRegistered Nursing$82,777 Small program - rough guide n=62$26,650 Small program - rough guide n=35
Thiel CollegeRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Westminster CollegeRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Pennsylvania College of TechnologyRegistered Nursing$88,301 Small program - rough guide n=61Not published
Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published

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