Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing programs in Alabama
28 schools in Alabama teach this, at certificate or associate level. 22 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $57,860 at Chattahoochee Valley Community College.
What this work pays in Alabama
Registered Nurses in Alabama earn a median of $77,080 a year across 54,340 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $97,790 | 10,360 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $105,750 | 5,640 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $190,300 | 1,810 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | $79,690 | 1,460 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City | Associate's degree | $13,133 | $57,860 (26 grads) | 63 |
| Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham | Associate's degree | $19,259 | $57,389 (247 grads) | 68 |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia | Associate's degree | — | $56,302 (28 grads) | 57 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Selma Selma | Associate's degree | — | $56,087 (50 grads) | 35 |
| Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa | Associate's degree | — | $53,358 (63 grads) | 90 |
| Snead State Community College Boaz | Associate's degree | $8,740 | $52,822 (51 grads) | 28 |
| Jefferson State Community College Birmingham | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $52,622 (199 grads) | 157 |
| Fortis College Mobile | Associate's degree | $27,910 | $52,357 (157 grads) | — |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette | Associate's degree | $13,053 | $52,334 (119 grads) | 157 |
| University of West Alabama Livingston | Associate's degree | $20,750 | $52,107 (36 grads) | 36 |
| Bishop State Community College Mobile | Associate's degree | — | $51,857 (33 grads) | 74 |
| Gadsden State Community College Gadsden | Associate's degree | — | $51,844 (117 grads) | 79 |
| Troy University Troy | Associate's degree | $20,417 | $51,273 (95 grads) | 63 |
| Lawson State Community College Birmingham | Associate's degree | — | $50,856 (11 grads) | 33 |
| Bevill State Community College Jasper | Associate's degree | — | $50,806 (150 grads) | 127 |
| Central Alabama Community College Alexander City | Associate's degree | $12,338 | $50,677 (36 grads) | 60 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville | Associate's degree | $13,124 | $48,988 (107 grads) | 178 |
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley | Associate's degree | $9,750 | $48,752 (146 grads) | 85 |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan | Associate's degree | — | $47,762 (75 grads) | 153 |
| John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner | Associate's degree | $13,734 | $46,730 (163 grads) | 130 |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville | Associate's degree | — | $45,980 (57 grads) | 15 |
| Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals | Associate's degree | $11,900 | $43,922 (90 grads) | 59 |
| Fortis College-Dothan Dothan | Associate's degree | $28,450 | not published | — |
| Bevill State Community College Jasper | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Fortis College-Dothan Dothan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 29 |
| University of Mobile Mobile | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.