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Nursing, associate's programs in California
Among 53 California associate's programs in Nursing with federal earnings data, Chabot College graduates earn the highest median, $163,641 four years after graduating. Contra Costa College follows at $160,743. The national median for associate's graduates in the same program is $80,813. (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard.)
- Programs with data
- 53
- Highest median
- $163,641
- National median
- $80,813
| College | Median earnings, 4 yrs after | vs national median | Debt borrowed at this college (median) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chabot College | $163,641 | +102% | — |
| Contra Costa College | $160,743 | +99% | — |
| College of Marin | $147,805 | +83% | $14,000 |
| College of San Mateo | $144,794 | +79% | $14,715 |
| Evergreen Valley College | $140,512 | +74% | $11,218 |
| San Joaquin Delta College | $140,130 | +73% | — |
| Los Medanos College | $131,467 | +63% | — |
| Hartnell College | $131,440 | +63% | — |
| Modesto Junior College | $126,345 | +56% | — |
| Sacramento City College | $123,978 | +53% | $14,000 |
| American River College | $122,386 | +51% | $12,750 |
| Pacific Union College | $122,041 | +51% | $25,104 |
| Solano Community College | $121,175 | +50% | — |
| California Career College | $120,699 | +49% | $24,670 |
| Moorpark College | $120,404 | +49% | — |
| Career Networks Institute | $120,211 | +49% | $27,986 |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts | $118,765 | +47% | $21,000 |
| Merced College | $118,723 | +47% | — |
| Santa Rosa Junior College | $118,471 | +47% | $14,744 |
| Mendocino College | $118,469 | +47% | — |
| Yuba College | $116,142 | +44% | — |
| Coalinga College | $115,192 | +43% | — |
| Los Angeles Harbor College | $114,575 | +42% | — |
| Rio Hondo College | $113,902 | +41% | — |
| San Diego City College | $113,244 | +40% | — |
The 25 highest of 53 programs. Ordered by median earnings four years after graduating: one federal measure, not a ranking of program quality.
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What these numbers are
Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed, and a multi-state system whose figure pools campuses in several states is left out of state lists. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Federal program group: Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. Earnings reflect who enrolls and where graduates work as well as the program itself.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV).