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Highest earning registered nursing programs in Alabama
Alabama 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 | Tuskegee University | Tuskegee | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $78,874 | 53 |
| 2 | South University | Montgomery | For-profit, 4-year | $77,635 | 1,002 |
| 3 | The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa | Public, 4-year | $73,000 | 390 |
| 4 | Auburn University at Montgomery | Montgomery | Public, 4-year | $69,625 | 199 |
| 5 | University of South Alabama | Mobile | Public, 4-year | $69,447 | 409 |
| 6 | Jacksonville State University | Jacksonville | Public, 4-year | $68,896 | 311 |
| 7 | Auburn University | Auburn | Public, 4-year | $67,120 | 108 |
| 8 | Troy University | Troy | Public, 4-year | $66,344 | 119 |
| 9 | University of Mobile | Mobile | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $66,307 | 64 |
| 10 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham | Public, 4-year | $65,173 | 412 |
| 11 | Samford University | Birmingham | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $64,226 | 109 |
| 12 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | Huntsville | Public, 4-year | $63,036 | 170 |
| 13 | University of North Alabama | Florence | Public, 4-year | $61,137 | 164 |
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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