Federal data
Highest earning associate's registered nursing programs in Alabama
Alabama registered nursing programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herzing University | Birmingham | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $73,342 | 309 |
| 2 | Fortis College | Dothan | For-profit, under 2-year | $71,678 | 49 |
| 3 | Bishop State Community College | Mobile | Public, 2-year | $71,034 | 109 |
| 4 | Southern Union State Community College | Wadley | Public, 2-year | $69,147 | 44 |
| 5 | Coastal Alabama Community College | Bay Minette | Public, 2-year | $67,900 | 137 |
| 6 | Chattahoochee Valley Community College | Phenix City | Public, 2-year | $67,491 | 59 |
| 7 | George C Wallace State Community College-Selma | Selma | Public, 2-year | $67,158 | 33 |
| 8 | Lurleen B Wallace Community College | Andalusia | Public, 2-year | $65,605 | 59 |
| 9 | Lawson State Community College | Birmingham | Public, 2-year | $64,547 | 30 |
| 10 | Jefferson State Community College | Birmingham | Public, 2-year | $63,811 | 223 |
| 11 | Bevill State Community College | Jasper | Public, 2-year | $63,532 | 176 |
| 12 | Troy University | Troy | Public, 4-year | $61,890 | 57 |
| 13 | Gadsden State Community College | Gadsden | Public, 2-year | $61,443 | 188 |
| 14 | Shelton State Community College | Tuscaloosa | Public, 2-year | $60,540 | 63 |
| 15 | George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville | Hanceville | Public, 2-year | $59,770 | 188 |
| 16 | George C Wallace Community College-Dothan | Dothan | Public, 2-year | $59,653 | 159 |
| 17 | Central Alabama Community College | Alexander City | Public, 2-year | $59,634 | 51 |
| 18 | Snead State Community College | Boaz | Public, 2-year | $58,694 | 67 |
| 19 | John C Calhoun State Community College | Tanner | Public, 2-year | $56,995 | 140 |
| 20 | Northwest Shoals Community College | Muscle Shoals | Public, 2-year | $56,177 | 77 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.