Touro University Nursing (BSN): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

  • Bachelor's in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • Private nonprofit university
  • New York, NY
  • About 44 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Touro University nursing graduates earn more than graduates of most nursing programs nationally, $85,682 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $25,000 in federal loans, close to the national median of $27,000. Several New York programs report higher pay.

First-year earnings$85,68284th percentile of 895 programs nationally
Earnings after 5 years$97,12713% more than year one
Median federal debt$25,00017th lowest of 50 New York programs
Debt-to-earnings29%New York median 30%, national 36%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New York and national columns are the medians across all nursing bachelor's programs that report the figure.

Five years out, Touro University graduates earn more than the national figure but about $7,728 less than the New York median. Several New York programs with higher debt show higher pay by the five-year mark.

Debt and first-year pay at every New York nursing program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.

Touro UniversityOther New York programs

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 rises about 13% between the first and fifth year. Registered nurses in New York earn a median of $109,440 across all experience levels, which shows how much room there is to grow after the first few years.

Touro University grads, year 1$85,682
Touro University grads, year 5$97,127
All New York nursing grads, year 5$104,855
All registered nurses in New York$109,440
Registered nurses in New York metro$119,720

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.

Does family income change the outcome?

Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned more in their first year than other graduates. They also borrowed less. At this program, the outcome does not look worse for students with less money.

Pell Grant recipients, year 1 earnings$86,119Median debt $25,000
Other graduates, year 1 earnings$75,167Median debt $31,000

Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $265 a month, or 3.7% 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

92% of graduates (78 of 85) were working in New York one year after graduating. Prices in the New York area are about 13% above the national average, so a $85,682 salary here buys what about $76,119 buys in a typical US city.

The median New York RN earns $109,440, compared with a national median of $97,550. After adjusting for New York prices, that pay is worth about $101,408, which puts New York slightly ahead.

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

$109,440

Median pay in New York. 205,810 people work in this job in New York. 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.

Bottom 10%: $79,760Top 10%: $157,090

Medical and Health Services Managers

$164,120

Median pay in New York. 33,200 people work in this job in New York. 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.

Bottom 10%: $95,660Top 10%: $340,990

Nurse Practitioners

$153,510

Median pay in New York. 22,890 people work in this job in New York. 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.

Bottom 10%: $112,730Top 10%: $198,060

Nurse Anesthetists

$321,030

Median pay in New York. 2,450 people work in this job in New York. 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.

Bottom 10%: $144,900Top 10%: $342,480

About Touro University

Nursing ranks 2nd of 12 bachelor's programs at Touro University by first-year earnings. The top three are Health Sciences ($98,520), Nursing ($85,682), and Computer Science ($61,001).

Other nursing bachelor's programs near New York

Common questions

The median graduate earns $85,682 one year after graduating and $97,127 five years after. Registered nurses in the New York metro area earn a median of $119,720 across all experience levels.

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 New York 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

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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