¹ U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024, April 17). How To Become a Registered Nurse. Retrieved Aug. 29, 2024.

² The earnings referenced were reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Registered Nurses as of May 2023, retrieved Aug. 29, 2024. Due to COVID-19, data from 2020 to 2023 may be atypical compared to prior years. BLS calculates the median using salaries of workers nationwide with varying levels of education and experience. It does not reflect the earnings of GCU graduates as Registered Nurses nor does it reflect the earnings of workers in one city or region of the country or a typical entry-level salary. Median income is the statistical midpoint for the range of salaries in a specific occupation. It represents what you would earn if you were paid more money than half the workers in an occupation, and less than half the workers in an occupation. It may give you a basis to estimate what you might earn at some point if you enter this career. Grand Canyon University can make not guarantees on individual graduates’ salaries. Your employability will be determined by numerous factors over which GCU has no control, such as the employer the graduate chooses apply to, the graduates’ experience level, individual characteristics, skills, etc. against a pool of candidates. 

³ The earnings referenced were reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse Midwives and Nurse Practitioners as of May 2023, retrieved Aug. 29, 2024. Due to COVID-19, data from 2020 to 2023 may be atypical compared to prior years. BLS calculates the median using salaries of workers nationwide with varying levels of education and experience. It does not reflect the earnings of GCU graduates as registered nurses nor does it reflect the earnings of workers in one city or region of the country or a typical entry-level salary. Median income is the statistical midpoint for the range of salaries in a specific occupation. It represents what you would earn if you were paid more money than half the workers in an occupation, and less than half the workers in an occupation. It may give you a basis to estimate what you might earn at some point if you enter this career. Grand Canyon University can make not guarantees on individual graduates’ salaries. Your employability will be determined by numerous factors over which GCU has no control, such as the employer the graduate chooses apply to, the graduates’ experience level, individual characteristics, skills, etc. against a pool of candidates.

⁴ The earnings referenced were reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers as of May 2023, retrieved Aug. 29, 2024. Due to COVID-19, data from 2020 to 2023 may be atypical compared to prior years. BLS calculates the median using salaries of workers nationwide with varying levels of education and experience. It does not reflect the earnings of GCU graduates as registered nurses nor does it reflect the earnings of workers in one city or region of the country or a typical entry-level salary. Median income is the statistical midpoint for the range of salaries in a specific occupation. It represents what you would earn if you were paid more money than half the workers in an occupation, and less than half the workers in an occupation. It may give you a basis to estimate what you might earn at some point if you enter this career. Grand Canyon University can make not guarantees on individual graduates’ salaries. Your employability will be determined by numerous factors over which GCU has no control, such as the employer the graduate chooses apply to, the graduates’ experience level, individual characteristics, skills, etc. against a pool of candidates. 

⁵ U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024, April 17). Postsecondary Teachers. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved Aug. 29, 2024.

⁶ National Council State Boards of Nursing. (n.d.). About the NCLEX. Retrieved Aug. 26, 2024. 

Approved and verified accurate by the associate dean of the College of Nursing and Health Care Professions on Nov. 4, 2024.