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Highest earning associate's registered nursing programs in Arkansas
Arkansas 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 | Arkansas State University-Newport | Newport | Public, 2-year | $74,682 | 79 |
| 2 | Arkansas State University | Jonesboro | Public, 4-year | $70,358 | 99 |
| 3 | Arkansas Northeastern College | Blytheville | Public, 2-year | $70,131 | 36 |
| 4 | Baptist Health College Little Rock | Little Rock | Private nonprofit, 2-year | $68,834 | 286 |
| 5 | National Park College | Hot Springs | Public, 2-year | $67,783 | 47 |
| 6 | University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton | Morrilton | Public, 2-year | $67,748 | 30 |
| 7 | NorthWest Arkansas Community College | Bentonville | Public, 2-year | $67,192 | 76 |
| 8 | Jefferson Regional School of Nursing | Pine Bluff | Private nonprofit, 2-year | $67,010 | 35 |
| 9 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Little Rock | Public, 4-year | $66,420 | 67 |
| 10 | Black River Technical College | Pocahontas | Public, 2-year | $65,660 | 74 |
| 11 | East Arkansas Community College | Forrest City | Public, 2-year | $64,932 | 39 |
| 12 | University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville | Batesville | Public, 2-year | $64,187 | 38 |
| 13 | North Arkansas College | Harrison | Public, 2-year | $58,258 | 65 |
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.
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