Federal data
Highest earning associate's registered nursing programs in Missouri
Missouri 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 | St Charles Community College | Cottleville | Public, 2-year | $68,488 | 48 |
| 2 | Saint Louis Community College | Bridgeton | Public, 4-year | $68,262 | 201 |
| 3 | Jefferson College | Hillsboro | Public, 2-year | $67,439 | 45 |
| 4 | Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Cape Girardeau | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $67,421 | 42 |
| 5 | Moberly Area Community College | Moberly | Public, 2-year | $67,023 | 75 |
| 6 | North Central Missouri College | Trenton | Public, 2-year | $66,504 | 127 |
| 7 | Three Rivers College | Poplar Bluff | Public, 2-year | $65,883 | 82 |
| 8 | Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City | Kansas City | Public, 2-year | $63,534 | 150 |
| 9 | Crowder College | Neosho | Public, 2-year | $62,875 | 131 |
| 10 | East Central College | Union | Public, 2-year | $62,554 | 37 |
| 11 | Lincoln University | Jefferson City | Public, 4-year | $62,183 | 31 |
| 12 | State Fair Community College | Sedalia | Public, 2-year | $61,389 | 54 |
| 13 | Ozarks Technical Community College | Springfield | Public, 4-year | $61,192 | 64 |
| 14 | Mineral Area College | Park Hills | Public, 2-year | $60,071 | 54 |
| 15 | Southwest Baptist University | Bolivar | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $59,620 | 133 |
| 16 | Cox College | Springfield | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $58,667 | 107 |
| 17 | Missouri State University-West Plains | West Plains | Public, 2-year | $56,681 | 39 |
| 18 | Bolivar Technical College | Bolivar | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $56,383 | 46 |
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.