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Start with the job you want, not the college. Pick a career to see the degree programs that lead there — then every college that offers them, filtered by cost and state. Built on federal IPEDS data.
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Registered Nurse
- Median pay
- $97,550/yr
- 10-yr job growth
- 4.9%
Degree Programs That Lead Here
These are the fields of study that feed into a Registered Nurse career. The colleges below all offer at least one of them.
2,044 colleges · showing 1–25
| College | Matching program | Credential | Net price/yr | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorpark College Moorpark, CA · 4-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | — | CA |
| Ventura College Ventura, CA · 2-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | — | CA |
| Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA · 2-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | — | GA |
| Colegio Universitario de San Juan San Juan, PR · 4-yr Public | Nursing | Bachelor's | — | PR |
| Coahoma Community College Clarksdale, MS · 2-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | — | MS |
| Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, NC · 2-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | — | NC |
| Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA · 2-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | — | GA |
| Edgecombe Community College Tarboro, NC · 2-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | — | NC |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA · 2-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | $480 | CA |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 2-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | $536 | CA |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA · 2-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | $614 | GA |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI · 4-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | $660 | MI |
| North Florida College Madison, FL · 4-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | $804 | FL |
| Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA · 2-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | $813 | GA |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby, NC · 2-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | $995 | NC |
| Piedmont Community College Roxboro, NC · 2-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | $1,095 | NC |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 2-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | $1,115 | CA |
| Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan San Juan, PR · 2-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | $1,121 | PR |
| Chipola College Marianna, FL · 4-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | $1,133 | FL |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan, AL · 2-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | $1,170 | AL |
| Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TX · 4-yr Public | Nursing | Bachelor's | $1,300 | TX |
| College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 4-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | $1,342 | TX |
| Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 2-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | $1,406 | SC |
| St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 4-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | $1,471 | FL |
| West Shore Community College Scottville, MI · 2-yr Public | Nursing | Associate's | $1,527 | MI |
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