Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing programs in Colorado
26 schools in Colorado teach this, at certificate or associate level. 14 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $62,806 at Concorde Career College-Aurora.
What this work pays in Colorado
Registered Nurses in Colorado earn a median of $100,260 a year across 54,490 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 Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $134,910 | 8,400 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $132,930 | 4,270 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | $82,530 | 1,350 |
| Nurse Midwives | $137,610 | 180 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concorde Career College-Aurora Aurora | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $62,806 (106 grads) | — |
| Denver College of Nursing Denver | Associate's degree | $20,996 | $61,268 (68 grads) | 20 |
| Pueblo Community College Pueblo | Associate's degree | $14,250 | $60,974 (105 grads) | 116 |
| Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction | Associate's degree | — | $59,485 (43 grads) | 24 |
| Arapahoe Community College Littleton | Associate's degree | $18,250 | $59,011 (43 grads) | 60 |
| Otero College La Junta | Associate's degree | $17,592 | $59,011 (26 grads) | 80 |
| Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $58,673 (23 grads) | 50 |
| Aims Community College Greeley | Associate's degree | $11,838 | $57,995 (12 grads) | 23 |
| Morgan Community College Fort Morgan | Associate's degree | $9,598 | $57,995 (28 grads) | 20 |
| Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs | Associate's degree | $12,946 | $57,318 (61 grads) | 91 |
| Front Range Community College Westminster | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $55,607 (129 grads) | 144 |
| Trinidad State College Trinidad | Associate's degree | $13,800 | $54,852 (29 grads) | 37 |
| Lamar Community College Lamar | Associate's degree | — | $53,697 (16 grads) | 16 |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely | Associate's degree | $17,488 | $50,856 (22 grads) | 25 |
| Northeastern Junior College Sterling | Associate's degree | $19,500 | not published | 14 |
| Pueblo Community College Pueblo | Undergraduate certificate | $10,500 | not published | 9 |
| Aims Community College Greeley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Arapahoe Community College Littleton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Front Range Community College Westminster | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Lamar Community College Lamar | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Northeastern Junior College Sterling | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 117 |
| Red Rocks Community College Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Trinidad State College Trinidad | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
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.