Federal data
Highest earning associate's registered nursing programs in Tennessee
Tennessee 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 | Concorde Career College | Memphis | For-profit, 2-year | $76,276 | 53 |
| 2 | Dyersburg State Community College | Dyersburg | Public, 2-year | $74,386 | 117 |
| 3 | Herzing University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $73,342 | 309 |
| 4 | Southwest Tennessee Community College | Memphis | Public, 2-year | $72,913 | 60 |
| 5 | Galen Health Institutes | Nashville | For-profit, 4-year | $68,114 | 1,711 |
| 6 | Motlow State Community College | Tullahoma | Public, 2-year | $66,609 | 65 |
| 7 | Jackson State Community College | Jackson | Public, 2-year | $66,385 | 94 |
| 8 | Fortis Institute | Nashville | For-profit, 2-year | $66,276 | 143 |
| 9 | Fortis Institute-Cookeville | Cookeville | For-profit, 2-year | $65,516 | 153 |
| 10 | Northeast State Community College | Blountville | Public, 2-year | $65,160 | 63 |
| 11 | Columbia State Community College | Columbia | Public, 2-year | $65,077 | 93 |
| 12 | Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | Public, 2-year | $64,950 | 167 |
| 13 | Nashville State Community College | Nashville | Public, 2-year | $63,235 | 39 |
| 14 | Walters State Community College | Morristown | Public, 2-year | $57,329 | 121 |
| 15 | Roane State Community College | Harriman | Public, 2-year | $56,446 | 106 |
| 16 | Pellissippi State Community College | Knoxville | Public, 2-year | $55,217 | 85 |
| 17 | Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $54,468 | 200 |
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.