For the decision aheadU.S. colleges · Associate degrees
College, withthe costs in view.
For students & familiesA college choice has to fit your life as well as your budget. Explore nursing and computing fields, then put tuition, living costs, and financial aid on one page.
Nursing-related & computer / information technology fields70 colleges · 130 historical field records
01 / The field index
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I.Nursing-related
Historical associate degree records across nursing-related fields.
II.Computing &
information technology
From programming to information systems. Explore the field, its colleges, and the published history.
02 / Your own numbers
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The decision is yours.
Put the costs, grants, loans, and living arrangements on one page. Try another semester or a different plan, and see exactly what changes.
Work through an offer ↗03 / Inside the reference
A record worth
reading closely.
Begin with the numbers. Follow them to their source, their time period, and the people they describe.
Four nursing-related records from the historical reference
College & fieldLocationMedian earningsHistorical completersMedian federal debtAmong borrowers
Nursing-related · Associate's degree
AustinTX
- Median earningsHistorical completers
- $58,830Calendar years 2017 and 2018; two years after completion
- Median federal debtAmong borrowers
- $11,8762017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts
Nursing-related · Associate's degree
RaleighNC
- Median earningsHistorical completers
- $57,060Calendar years 2017 and 2018; two years after completion
- Median federal debtAmong borrowers
- $16,2102017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts
Nursing-related · Associate's degree
MiamiFL
- Median earningsHistorical completers
- $55,964Calendar years 2017 and 2018; two years after completion
- Median federal debtAmong borrowers
- $9,5002017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts
Nursing-related · Associate's degree
PortlandOR
- Median earningsHistorical completers
- $71,015Calendar years 2017 and 2018; two years after completion
- Median federal debtAmong borrowers
- $19,9352017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts
Earnings context. 2014–15 and 2015–16 completion cohorts. Already inflation-adjusted by the source to 2019 US dollars; no additional adjustment.
Debt context. Cumulative disbursements at completion. Nominal loan disbursement amounts; not inflation-adjusted.
A selection, not a ranking. These field aggregates may combine programs and campuses. Historical earnings do not predict your salary.
Explore all 70 colleges ↗A note on the numbers
Context belongs
beside the figure.
College-wide costs are not a program’s price. A historical field record does not confirm a program is offered today. We keep the dates, sources, and missing values visible so you can judge what a number tells you.