Georgetown University Nursing (BSN): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
- Private nonprofit university
- Washington, DC
- About 30 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Georgetown University nursing graduates earn more than graduates of most nursing programs nationally, $84,915 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $17,417 in federal loans, less than at 93% of nursing programs in the country. It is one of the higher-paying nursing degrees in District of Columbia.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The District of Columbia and national columns are the medians across all nursing bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Georgetown University graduates earn more than the national figure but about $9,333 less than the District of Columbia median. Several District of Columbia programs with higher debt show higher pay by the five-year mark.
Debt and first-year pay at every District of Columbia nursing program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the District of Columbia medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.
What graduates earn over time
Pay is about the same in the first and fifth year. Registered nurses in District of Columbia earn a median of $102,540 across all experience levels, which shows how much room there is to grow after the first few years.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate. BLS figures cover registered nurses at every experience level.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $185 a month, or 2.6% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
Prices in the Washington area are about 9% above the national average, so a $84,915 salary here buys what about $77,987 buys in a typical US city.
The median District of Columbia RN earns $102,540, compared with a national median of $97,550. After adjusting for District of Columbia prices, that pay is worth about $93,302, which puts District of Columbia slightly behind.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to nursing, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Registered Nurses
$102,540Median pay in District of Columbia. 11,440 people work in this job in District of Columbia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 180,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Medical and Health Services Managers
$155,140Median pay in District of Columbia. 2,010 people work in this job in District of Columbia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 24% from 2025 to 2035, with about 62,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.
Nurse Practitioners
$135,880Median pay in District of Columbia. 680 people work in this job in District of Columbia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 41% from 2025 to 2035, with about 29,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.
Nurse Anesthetists
$236,590Median pay nationwide. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 2,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.
About Georgetown University
Nursing ranks 6th of 27 bachelor's programs at Georgetown University by first-year earnings. The top three are Finance ($106,218), Computer Science ($92,974), and Management Science ($92,963).
Other nursing bachelor's programs near Washington
Common questions
The median graduate earns $84,915 one year after graduating and $84,741 five years after. Registered nurses in the Washington metro area earn a median of $102,710 across all experience levels.
The median federal loan balance is $17,417, which ranks the lowest of 6 nursing bachelor's programs in District of Columbia. That works out to about $185 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 21% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 36%.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of District of Columbia comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the nursing program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024