Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing programs in Utah
12 schools in Utah teach this, at certificate or associate level. 8 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $58,358 at Galen Health Institutes-Salt Lake City.
What this work pays in Utah
Registered Nurses in Utah earn a median of $84,600 a year across 27,420 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 Utah |
|---|---|---|
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $114,980 | 4,860 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $130,920 | 2,740 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | $82,320 | 580 |
| Nurse Midwives | $130,930 | 140 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $126,600 | — |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galen Health Institutes-Salt Lake City Draper | Associate's degree | $24,808 | $58,358 (870 grads) | — |
| Fortis College-Salt Lake City Salt Lake City | Associate's degree | $29,028 | $56,302 (118 grads) | 62 |
| Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $52,848 (154 grads) | 234 |
| Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences Draper | Associate's degree | $26,248 | $52,822 (60 grads) | 506 |
| Nightingale College Salt Lake City | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $52,011 (130 grads) | 0 |
| Weber State University Ogden | Associate's degree | $11,650 | $51,482 (73 grads) | 428 |
| Utah State University Logan | Associate's degree | $13,135 | $50,231 (28 grads) | 83 |
| Snow College Ephraim | Associate's degree | $7,000 | $47,260 (16 grads) | 105 |
| Utah Tech University Saint George | Associate's degree | $16,042 | not published | 12 |
| Provo College Provo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Provo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Utah Valley University Orem | Associate's degree | — | not published | 116 |
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.