Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing programs in Tennessee
27 schools in Tennessee teach this, at certificate or associate level. 19 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $65,238 at Concorde Career College-Memphis.
What this work pays in Tennessee
Registered Nurses in Tennessee earn a median of $81,500 a year across 72,200 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 Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $107,120 | 14,160 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $117,590 | 12,150 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $211,450 | 1,690 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | $80,050 | 1,150 |
| Nurse Midwives | $116,980 | 330 |
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-Memphis Memphis | Associate's degree | $24,375 | $65,238 (22 grads) | 0 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus Nashville | Associate's degree | $24,808 | $58,358 (870 grads) | 0 |
| Herzing University-Nashville Nashville | Associate's degree | $19,259 | $57,389 (247 grads) | — |
| Dyersburg State Community College Dyersburg | Associate's degree | $7,350 | $56,949 (113 grads) | 106 |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville | Associate's degree | $13,444 | $56,776 (36 grads) | 48 |
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville Cookeville | Associate's degree | $29,028 | $56,302 (118 grads) | 39 |
| Fortis Institute-Nashville Nashville | Associate's degree | $26,833 | $55,770 (123 grads) | 52 |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis | Associate's degree | — | $55,512 (25 grads) | 88 |
| Tennessee State University Nashville | Associate's degree | — | $55,286 (107 grads) | — |
| Jackson State Community College Jackson | Associate's degree | — | $54,453 (123 grads) | 66 |
| Columbia State Community College Columbia | Associate's degree | $11,500 | $53,956 (114 grads) | 87 |
| Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga | Associate's degree | $13,500 | $52,242 (153 grads) | 142 |
| Motlow State Community College Tullahoma | Associate's degree | — | $52,107 (63 grads) | 54 |
| Northeast State Community College Blountville | Associate's degree | — | $51,145 (64 grads) | 58 |
| Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate | Associate's degree | $19,226 | $51,077 (56 grads) | 133 |
| Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville | Associate's degree | $12,625 | $48,617 (93 grads) | 74 |
| Cleveland State Community College Cleveland | Associate's degree | — | $48,522 (70 grads) | 43 |
| Roane State Community College Harriman | Associate's degree | $11,685 | $47,846 (89 grads) | 74 |
| Walters State Community College Morristown | Associate's degree | — | $46,790 (102 grads) | 98 |
| South College Knoxville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Associate's degree | $19,500 | not published | 86 |
| Carson-Newman University Jefferson City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| King University Bristol | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| The University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Volunteer State Community College Gallatin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 38 |
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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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.