Federal data
Highest earning associate's registered nursing programs in Washington
Washington 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 | Highline College | Des Moines | Public, 4-year | $84,619 | 83 |
| 2 | Olympic College | Bremerton | Public, 4-year | $84,108 | 46 |
| 3 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology | Kirkland | Public, 4-year | $83,313 | 61 |
| 4 | Seattle Central College | Seattle | Public, 4-year | $83,117 | 76 |
| 5 | Tacoma Community College | Tacoma | Public, 4-year | $82,447 | 92 |
| 6 | Bellevue College | Bellevue | Public, 4-year | $82,286 | 42 |
| 7 | Grays Harbor College | Aberdeen | Public, 4-year | $81,243 | 33 |
| 8 | Renton Technical College | Renton | Public, 4-year | $80,411 | 30 |
| 9 | Everett Community College | Everett | Public, 4-year | $79,945 | 69 |
| 10 | Peninsula College | Port Angeles | Public, 4-year | $79,369 | 38 |
| 11 | Shoreline Community College | Shoreline | Public, 4-year | $78,850 | 72 |
| 12 | Yakima Valley College | Yakima | Public, 4-year | $78,316 | 60 |
| 13 | Spokane Community College | Spokane | Public, 4-year | $77,999 | 84 |
| 14 | Columbia Basin College | Pasco | Public, 4-year | $77,785 | 34 |
| 15 | Wenatchee Valley College | Wenatchee | Public, 4-year | $76,527 | 61 |
| 16 | Lower Columbia College | Longview | Public, 4-year | $75,715 | 87 |
| 17 | Walla Walla Community College | Walla Walla | Public, 4-year | $75,416 | 134 |
| 18 | Skagit Valley College | Mount Vernon | Public, 4-year | $71,639 | 46 |
| 19 | South Puget Sound Community College | Olympia | Public, 4-year | $69,107 | 52 |
| 20 | Clark College | Vancouver | Public, 4-year | $63,543 | 38 |
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.