First professional · Boston, Massachusetts

Is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at Northeastern University Professional Programs worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back fast: graduates typically recover the cost in about 2.2 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating: $276,769; Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating: $205,246; Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation: $172,213; NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published): $183k (likely $183k – $183k); AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4: $133k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in MA; 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback: 2.2 years (likely 1.7–3.0); Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return: $720k (likely $413k – $1.09M); Today's dollars
20-year net return: $2.02M (likely $1.40M – $2.75M); Today's dollars

Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.