Associate's Degree · Wadley, AL
At Southern Union State Community College, the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing associate's degree program reported $79,063 median earnings four years after completion and $13,250 median federal debt among 82 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $79,063, five-year median earnings were $67,692, and median federal debt was $13,250 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 378 published associate's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 44th percentile and debt was lower than about 89% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 44% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 89% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 378 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
04 · Institution context
The Southern Union State Community College institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
Wadley, Alabama · Public
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $79,063 four-year median earnings, $13,250 median federal debt, 82 working graduates, and 378 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $79,063 four years after completion and $67,692 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $13,250 across a reported debt cohort of 46 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 51.38 and the Associate's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
