$43,853
Grouped estimate · Medium evidence.
Related subjects at 12 matched peer institutions · associate's
Historical archive, not a current salary estimate.
Health & medicine
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus · University Park, PA
The degree in numbers
Grouped estimate · Medium evidence.
Related subjects at 12 matched peer institutions · associate's
Historical archive, not a current salary estimate.
Earnings context
USD · Associate's · 2 years after completion
Same source release. National references exclude this degree.
Behind the number
Related subjects at 12 matched peer institutions · associate's
Grouped estimate. Middle half of comparison values: $41,328–$55,818.
Historical earnings archive. College Scorecard legacy FOS archive (file dated 2022-01-19; cohorts vary). Do not interpret this as today's graduate salary. Further study and career changes are not modelled by this early-career figure.
| Institution & subject | Reported earnings |
|---|---|
| Colorado Mesa UniversityAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | $41,476 |
| University of Arkansas-Fort SmithAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | $43,908 |
| Ferris State UniversityAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Dental Support Services and Allied Professions, Health and Medical Administrative Services | $43,798 |
| Valdosta State UniversityDental Support Services and Allied Professions | $38,289 |
| Purdue University Fort WayneAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | $41,900 |
| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | $56,999 |
| CUNY New York City College of TechnologyDental Support Services and Allied Professions, Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions | $40,886 |
| Indiana University-NorthwestAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Health and Medical Administrative Services | $38,972 |
| Morehead State UniversityAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | $47,584 |
| University of North GeorgiaRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | $59,969 |
| CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | $55,964 |
| University of Alaska AnchorageAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $55,770 |
We first look for the same subject code (or exact subject name), qualification, country, currency, source release and earnings horizon. Peer institutions are matched using admissions selectivity, completion rates, undergraduate size and institution type, with a small preference for the same region. These are institutional proxies, not a ranking of programme quality.
If subject-matched peers are sparse, we try related subjects at closely matched universities, related degrees at this university, then an explicitly labelled national reference. We never multiply a salary by a university prestige score.
Peer and national estimates give each reporting institution one vote, after taking the median of its related programmes. Shared branch-campus outcomes count once. The middle-half range describes variation between reporting institutions. It is not an individual salary range or a statistical confidence interval.
Evidence labels describe match quality and coverage, not validated prediction accuracy. Admissions and size are undergraduate institutional measures, so graduate-degree comparisons are especially approximate.
Historical cohort outcomes are not promised salaries or a causal effect of attending this programme. College Scorecard earnings cover eligible federal-aid recipients, not every graduate or international student. Source definitions ↗