Nursing (ADN) Programs in Utah, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- 6 programs report first-year pay
- 6 also report federal debt
- Associate's in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
The median Utah nursing associate's program pays its graduates $63,491 in their first year, $5,030 less than the national median. Nightingale College reports the highest first-year pay ($67,093), and Snow College the lowest median debt ($13,299).
All 6 programs, ranked
Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.
One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.
Debt and first-year pay at every Utah nursing program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Utah medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Quick picks
Highest first-year pay
- Nightingale College$67,093
- Salt Lake Community College$64,223
- Snow College$63,865
- Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences$63,117
- Weber State$61,785
Lowest median debt
- Snow College$13,299
- Weber State$13,670
- Salt Lake Community College$15,085
- Utah State$18,900
- Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences$26,250
Lowest debt for the pay
"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.
What registered nurses earn in Utah
Pay for registered nurses in Utah, across all experience levels, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Registered Nurses
$84,600Median pay in Utah. 27,420 people work in this job in Utah. 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.
Common questions
Nightingale College in Salt Lake City reports the highest median first-year pay, $67,093. Its median federal debt is $27,875.
Snow College reports the lowest median federal debt, $13,299, with first-year pay of $63,865.
The median across 6 Utah nursing associate's programs is $63,491 in the first year after graduating and $67,318 five years after. Registered nurses in Utah earn a median of $84,600 across all experience levels.
6 Utah programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.
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About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
- 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 Utah rankings when their main campus is in another state.
- Medians are across the nursing associate's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
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
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024