Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing programs in North Carolina
63 schools in North Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 57 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $61,218 at Western Piedmont Community College.
What this work pays in North Carolina
Registered Nurses in North Carolina earn a median of $84,350 a year across 111,120 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 North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $114,410 | 14,820 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $128,990 | 9,800 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $224,610 | 3,340 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | $80,400 | 2,560 |
| Nurse Midwives | $126,040 | 240 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Piedmont Community College Morganton | Associate's degree | — | $61,218 (16 grads) | 27 |
| Durham Technical Community College Durham | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $58,943 (21 grads) | 38 |
| Brunswick Community College Bolivia | Associate's degree | — | $58,673 (22 grads) | — |
| Lenoir Community College Kinston | Associate's degree | — | $58,673 (12 grads) | 30 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Asheville Asheville | Associate's degree | $24,808 | $58,358 (870 grads) | 0 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville | Associate's degree | $10,500 | $58,221 (22 grads) | 69 |
| Isothermal Community College Spindale | Associate's degree | — | $57,318 (23 grads) | 34 |
| Piedmont Community College Roxboro | Associate's degree | — | $57,318 (16 grads) | 32 |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh | Associate's degree | $17,104 | $57,060 (118 grads) | 128 |
| Sandhills Community College Pinehurst | Associate's degree | — | $56,484 (52 grads) | 60 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Associate's degree | $10,500 | $56,302 (41 grads) | 75 |
| Bladen Community College Dublin | Associate's degree | — | $56,234 (17 grads) | 32 |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford | Associate's degree | — | $56,234 (29 grads) | 17 |
| Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | $56,234 (26 grads) | 29 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Associate's degree | $12,718 | $56,005 (122 grads) | 113 |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby | Associate's degree | — | $55,964 (16 grads) | 19 |
| Johnston Community College Smithfield | Associate's degree | — | $55,964 (37 grads) | 37 |
| Nash Community College Rocky Mount | Associate's degree | $11,332 | $55,964 (42 grads) | 33 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Associate's degree | — | $55,594 (63 grads) | 102 |
| McDowell Technical Community College Marion | Associate's degree | — | $55,512 (15 grads) | 20 |
| Wilson Community College Wilson | Associate's degree | $10,500 | $55,512 (32 grads) | 30 |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | Associate's degree | $11,577 | $55,211 (61 grads) | 55 |
| Southwestern Community College Sylva | Associate's degree | $12,244 | $54,904 (20 grads) | 20 |
| Pitt Community College Winterville | Associate's degree | $12,617 | $54,790 (64 grads) | 91 |
| Alamance Community College Graham | Associate's degree | — | $54,646 (26 grads) | 39 |
| Richmond Community College Hamlet | Associate's degree | — | $54,646 (35 grads) | 35 |
| James Sprunt Community College Kenansville | Associate's degree | — | $54,435 (16 grads) | 23 |
| Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs | Associate's degree | $19,500 | $54,254 (25 grads) | 19 |
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences Charlotte | Associate's degree | $16,088 | $54,140 (97 grads) | 131 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Associate's degree | $18,176 | $53,951 (63 grads) | 46 |
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington | Associate's degree | — | $53,775 (50 grads) | 75 |
| Sampson Community College Clinton | Associate's degree | — | $53,775 (33 grads) | 35 |
| Vance-Granville Community College Henderson | Associate's degree | — | $53,537 (41 grads) | 45 |
| South Piedmont Community College Polkton | Associate's degree | — | $53,358 (16 grads) | 11 |
| Gaston College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | $53,262 (61 grads) | 75 |
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord | Associate's degree | $18,500 | $53,219 (68 grads) | 74 |
| Craven Community College New Bern | Associate's degree | — | $53,179 (22 grads) | 60 |
| Halifax Community College Weldon | Associate's degree | — | $52,941 (15 grads) | 32 |
| Edgecombe Community College Tarboro | Associate's degree | $14,838 | $52,464 (33 grads) | 37 |
| College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City | Associate's degree | — | $52,107 (17 grads) | 24 |
| Robeson Community College Lumberton | Associate's degree | — | $52,107 (23 grads) | 48 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury | Associate's degree | — | $52,107 (27 grads) | 74 |
| Wayne Community College Goldsboro | Associate's degree | — | $52,107 (25 grads) | 36 |
| Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro | Associate's degree | — | $52,107 (24 grads) | 31 |
| Haywood Community College Clyde | Associate's degree | — | $51,690 (31 grads) | 25 |
| Southeastern Community College Whiteville | Associate's degree | — | $51,607 (34 grads) | 22 |
| Carteret Community College Morehead City | Associate's degree | — | $50,856 (16 grads) | 20 |
| Surry Community College Dobson | Associate's degree | — | $50,856 (14 grads) | 38 |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson | Associate's degree | — | $50,717 (39 grads) | 37 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock | Associate's degree | $15,603 | $49,855 (33 grads) | 31 |
| Mayland Community College Spruce Pine | Associate's degree | — | $49,588 (33 grads) | 7 |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community College Ahoskie | Associate's degree | — | $49,527 (22 grads) | 4 |
| Beaufort County Community College Washington | Associate's degree | — | $48,935 (49 grads) | 27 |
| Mitchell Community College Statesville | Associate's degree | — | $48,265 (19 grads) | 46 |
| Stanly Community College Albemarle | Associate's degree | — | $48,041 (11 grads) | 27 |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory | Associate's degree | $5,500 | $47,963 (38 grads) | 79 |
| Tri-County Community College Murphy | Associate's degree | — | $47,846 (24 grads) | 18 |
| Rockingham Community College Wentworth | Associate's degree | — | not published | 42 |
| Gaston College Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 312 |
| Montgomery Community College Troy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Randolph Community College Asheboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Stanly Community College Albemarle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Watts College of Nursing Durham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
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.