Program Payoff

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing programs in Indiana

9 schools in Indiana teach this, at certificate or associate level. 7 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $56,014 at Fortis College-Indianapolis.

What this work pays in Indiana

Registered Nurses in Indiana earn a median of $83,500 a year across 68,980 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads toMedianJobs in Indiana
Medical and Health Services Managers$104,14012,340
Nurse Practitioners$128,8307,450
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$76,0801,520
Nurse Midwives$101,630170

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Fortis College-Indianapolis Indianapolis Associate's degree $28,049 $56,014 (191 grads) 48
Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing Lafayette Undergraduate certificate $29,057 $53,775 (73 grads) 40
Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis Associate's degree $12,000 $52,715 (1,222 grads) 1,293
Bethel University Mishawaka Associate's degree $52,107 (17 grads) 14
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Associate's degree $24,975 $51,607 (89 grads) 84
Purdue University Global West Lafayette Associate's degree $23,000 $50,468 (254 grads) 76
Vincennes University Vincennes Associate's degree $14,000 $46,738 (68 grads) 83
Marian University-Ancilla Plymouth Associate's degree not published 28
Vincennes University Vincennes Undergraduate certificate not published 1

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.

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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.