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What can you do with a
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research And Clinical Nursing degree?

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research And Clinical Nursing is modest-paying, AI barely touches it, and you would have escape routes.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
3.3 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$36k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$81,266
Typical debt
$22,702
4-yr net cost
$74,328
Monthly loan payment
$258/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

4 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Nurse Practitionersstretch
AI risk 9 → 48 future · +40.1% demand
$123,179
Medical and Health Services Managersstretch
AI risk 7 → 43 future · +23.2% demand
$107,536
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondarycommon
AI risk 19 → 40 future · +16.8% demand
$85,500
Registered Nursesstretch
AI risk 6 → 33 future · +4.9% demand
$77,064
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.