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Highest earning associate's registered nursing programs in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania 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 | Montgomery County Community College | Blue Bell | Public, 2-year | $78,511 | 104 |
| 2 | Lehigh Carbon Community College | Schnecksville | Public, 2-year | $78,322 | 132 |
| 3 | Luzerne County Community College | Nanticoke | Public, 2-year | $76,711 | 109 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | Williamsport | Public, 4-year | $75,938 | 63 |
| 5 | Bucks County Community College | Newtown | Public, 2-year | $73,282 | 40 |
| 6 | Northampton County Area Community College | Bethlehem | Public, 2-year | $73,236 | 106 |
| 7 | Harrisburg Area Community College | Harrisburg | Public, 2-year | $73,041 | 411 |
| 8 | Delaware County Community College | Media | Public, 2-year | $72,491 | 106 |
| 9 | Mount Aloysius College | Cresson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $67,241 | 41 |
| 10 | University of Pittsburgh | Bradford | Public, 4-year | $64,389 | 47 |
| 11 | Mercyhurst University | Erie | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $64,009 | 70 |
| 12 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | Bloomsburg | Public, 4-year | $63,969 | 38 |
| 13 | Community College of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Public, 2-year | $63,953 | 60 |
| 14 | Butler County Community College | Butler | Public, 2-year | $63,946 | 31 |
| 15 | Community College of Beaver County | Monaca | Public, 2-year | $63,237 | 79 |
| 16 | Community College of Allegheny County | Pittsburgh | Public, 2-year | $62,668 | 310 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania Western University | California | Public, 4-year | $61,644 | 45 |
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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