Earning potential can vary widely depending on your career path. Pay will depend on your depth of experience, degree level earned, your state of employment and the specific roles and responsibilities in the position.
According to 2020 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)*:
- Nurse practitioners earn an average salary of $114,510 per year (BLS)
- Nursing instructors earn an average salary of $84,060 per year (BLS)
- Medical and health service managers (including “nurse administrators”) earn an average salary of $118,800 per year (BLS)
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* Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook 2020. BLS estimates do not represent entry-level wages and/or salaries. Multiple factors, including prior experience, age, geography market in which you want to work and degree field, will affect career outcomes and earnings. Herzing neither represents that its graduates will earn the average salaries calculated by BLS for a particular job nor guarantees that graduation from its program will result in a job, promotion, salary increase or other career growth.