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Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. programs in North Carolina

Compare schools offering this field using federal program earnings and estimated total program cost. Missing program earnings remain unavailable rather than using a school-wide substitute.

Lumberton, NC · Public

Robeson Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$77,475
Est. total program cost$5,784
Earnings / est. total cost13.4×
Weldon, NC · Public

Halifax Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$70,982
Est. total program cost$18,080
Earnings / est. total cost3.9×
Murphy, NC · Public

Tri-County Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$69,455
Est. total program cost$15,598
Earnings / est. total cost4.5×
Boiling Springs, NC · Private

Gardner-Webb University

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$67,979
Est. total program cost$35,348
Earnings / est. total cost1.9×
Kenansville, NC · Public

James Sprunt Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$65,112
Est. total program cost$3,726
Earnings / est. total cost17.5×
Hickory, NC · Public

Catawba Valley Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$64,707
Est. total program cost$21,056
Earnings / est. total cost3.1×
Fayetteville, NC · Public

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$62,201
Est. total program cost$7,178
Earnings / est. total cost8.7×
Elizabeth City, NC · Public

College of the Albemarle

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$60,916
Est. total program cost$4,506
Earnings / est. total cost13.5×
Bolivia, NC · Public

Brunswick Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$60,543
Est. total program cost$18,018
Earnings / est. total cost3.4×
Wilson, NC · Public

Wilson Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$60,426
Est. total program cost$6,128
Earnings / est. total cost9.9×
Charlotte, NC · Public

Carolinas College of Health Sciences

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$60,164
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Durham, NC · Public

Durham Technical Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$59,790
Est. total program cost$3,328
Earnings / est. total cost18.0×
Wilmington, NC · Public

Cape Fear Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$59,686
Est. total program cost$19,220
Earnings / est. total cost3.1×
Salisbury, NC · Public

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$58,885
Est. total program cost$15,962
Earnings / est. total cost3.7×
Thomasville, NC · Public

Davidson-Davie Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$58,849
Est. total program cost$17,506
Earnings / est. total cost3.4×
Wentworth, NC · Public

Rockingham Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$58,758
Est. total program cost$4,120
Earnings / est. total cost14.3×
Rocky Mount, NC · Public

Nash Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$58,703
Est. total program cost$6,676
Earnings / est. total cost8.8×
Concord, NC · Private

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$58,677
Est. total program cost$35,236
Earnings / est. total cost1.7×
Raleigh, NC · Public

Wake Technical Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$58,635
Est. total program cost$17,518
Earnings / est. total cost3.3×
Smithfield, NC · Public

Johnston Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$58,527
Est. total program cost$3,552
Earnings / est. total cost16.5×
Winston-Salem, NC · Public

Forsyth Technical Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$58,365
Est. total program cost$14,400
Earnings / est. total cost4.1×
Asheville, NC · Private

Galen Health Institutes-Asheville

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$58,115
Est. total program cost$57,204
Earnings / est. total cost1.0×
Charlotte, NC · Public

Central Piedmont Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$58,037
Est. total program cost$6,690
Earnings / est. total cost8.7×
Henderson, NC · Public

Vance-Granville Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$57,478
Est. total program cost$6,572
Earnings / est. total cost8.7×
Whiteville, NC · Public

Southeastern Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$57,471
Est. total program cost$18,296
Earnings / est. total cost3.1×
Graham, NC · Public

Alamance Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$57,442
Est. total program cost$12,218
Earnings / est. total cost4.7×
Jamestown, NC · Public

Guilford Technical Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$57,061
Est. total program cost$30,004
Earnings / est. total cost1.9×
Albemarle, NC · Public

Stanly Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$56,954
Est. total program cost$11,442
Earnings / est. total cost5.0×
Polkton, NC · Public

South Piedmont Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$56,702
Est. total program cost$13,350
Earnings / est. total cost4.2×
Winterville, NC · Public

Pitt Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$56,104
Est. total program cost$14,674
Earnings / est. total cost3.8×
Shelby, NC · Public

Cleveland Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$56,044
Est. total program cost$1,990
Earnings / est. total cost28.2×
New Bern, NC · Public

Craven Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$55,857
Est. total program cost$6,578
Earnings / est. total cost8.5×
Clinton, NC · Public

Sampson Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$55,640
Est. total program cost$6,216
Earnings / est. total cost9.0×
Roxboro, NC · Public

Piedmont Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$55,537
Est. total program cost$2,190
Earnings / est. total cost25.4×
Marion, NC · Public

McDowell Technical Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$55,292
Est. total program cost$15,568
Earnings / est. total cost3.6×
Jacksonville, NC · Public

Coastal Carolina Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$55,112
Est. total program cost$18,922
Earnings / est. total cost2.9×
Dallas, NC · Public

Gaston College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$55,092
Est. total program cost$13,184
Earnings / est. total cost4.2×
Pinehurst, NC · Public

Sandhills Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$55,042
Est. total program cost$8,314
Earnings / est. total cost6.6×
Sylva, NC · Public

Southwestern Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$54,833
Est. total program cost$10,414
Earnings / est. total cost5.3×
Tarboro, NC · Public

Edgecombe Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$54,360
Est. total program cost$0
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Dublin, NC · Public

Bladen Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$54,191
Est. total program cost$19,102
Earnings / est. total cost2.8×
Sanford, NC · Public

Central Carolina Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$54,021
Est. total program cost$10,892
Earnings / est. total cost5.0×
Morganton, NC · Public

Western Piedmont Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$53,843
Est. total program cost$12,896
Earnings / est. total cost4.2×
Flat Rock, NC · Public

Blue Ridge Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$53,521
Est. total program cost$11,512
Earnings / est. total cost4.6×
Hamlet, NC · Public

Richmond Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$53,279
Est. total program cost$10,142
Earnings / est. total cost5.3×
Kinston, NC · Public

Lenoir Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$53,076
Est. total program cost$8,254
Earnings / est. total cost6.4×
Morehead City, NC · Public

Carteret Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$53,033
Est. total program cost$21,528
Earnings / est. total cost2.5×
Dobson, NC · Public

Surry Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$52,951
Est. total program cost$9,922
Earnings / est. total cost5.3×
Goldsboro, NC · Public

Wayne Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$52,558
Est. total program cost$4,490
Earnings / est. total cost11.7×
Clyde, NC · Public

Haywood Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$52,426
Est. total program cost$13,446
Earnings / est. total cost3.9×
Washington, NC · Public

Beaufort County Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$51,638
Est. total program cost$13,000
Earnings / est. total cost4.0×
Spindale, NC · Public

Isothermal Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$50,661
Est. total program cost$21,516
Earnings / est. total cost2.4×
Wilkesboro, NC · Public

Wilkes Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$50,470
Est. total program cost$-528
Earnings / est. total cost-95.6×
Statesville, NC · Public

Mitchell Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$50,078
Est. total program cost$12,962
Earnings / est. total cost3.9×
Spruce Pine, NC · Public

Mayland Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$46,694
Est. total program cost$11,722
Earnings / est. total cost4.0×
Troy, NC · Public

Montgomery Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$27,664
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Asheboro, NC · Public

Randolph Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$13,836
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Albemarle, NC · Public

Stanly Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A

U.S. Department of Education data updated: 2026-06-10. Federal data can be suppressed where cohorts are too small.