Bachelor's · Hampton, Virginia

Is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at Hampton University 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 3 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating: $84,538; Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating: $101,199; Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation: Not enough borrowers to report; NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families: $111k (likely $111k – $151k); AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4: $62k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in VA; 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback: 3 years (likely 2.2–4.2); Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return: $296k (likely $114k – $486k); Today's dollars
20-year net return: $1.04M (likely $646k – $1.43M); Today's dollars
Odds of finishing (school-wide): 64%; Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26