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Highest earning registered nursing programs in Oklahoma
Oklahoma 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 | Northeastern State University | Tahlequah | Public, 4-year | $80,792 | 125 |
| 2 | Oklahoma Panhandle State University | Goodwell | Public, 4-year | $78,753 | 130 |
| 3 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University | Weatherford | Public, 4-year | $75,846 | 250 |
| 4 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Bartlesville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $74,090 | 79 |
| 5 | University of Tulsa | Tulsa | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $74,029 | 31 |
| 6 | Oklahoma City University | Oklahoma City | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $72,980 | 202 |
| 7 | University of Central Oklahoma | Edmond | Public, 4-year | $71,438 | 148 |
| 8 | Oral Roberts University | Tulsa | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $71,417 | 61 |
| 9 | East Central University | Ada | Public, 4-year | $71,297 | 113 |
| 10 | University of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | Public, 4-year | $70,625 | 397 |
| 11 | Southern Nazarene University | Bethany | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $69,818 | 58 |
| 12 | Oklahoma Christian University | Edmond | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $69,180 | 63 |
| 13 | Langston University | Langston | Public, 4-year | $68,967 | 74 |
| 14 | Oklahoma Baptist University | Shawnee | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $68,584 | 49 |
| 15 | Northwestern Oklahoma State University | Alva | Public, 4-year | $65,335 | 30 |
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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