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Nursing at Raritan Valley Community College

If you plan to study Nursing, consider the program at Raritan Valley Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Raritan Valley Community College sits in Branchburg, NJ.

During the most recent reporting year, 57 nursing degrees were awarded at Raritan Valley Community College.

Studying Online at Raritan Valley Community College

Distance learning is available at Raritan Valley Community College. Of 6,762 students, 767 (11%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,977 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Raritan Valley Community College

Use these rankings to compare Raritan Valley Community College’s Nursing program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	New Jersey	#6 of 46
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#18 of 258
Best Schools (Quality)	New Jersey	#19 of 47
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#97 of 274
Best Value	Nationwide	#224 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#327 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Raritan Valley Community College

Graduates of Raritan Valley Community College’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$65,605
2 years	$64,791
3 years	$73,939
4 years	$81,224
5 years	$89,499

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Nursing graduates from Raritan Valley Community College earn a median of $81,224, compared with $47,931 for all Raritan Valley Community College graduates — about 69% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Raritan Valley Community College comes in at $19,145.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Nursing graduates at Raritan Valley Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Raritan Valley Community College are 89% women (51) and 11% men (6).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Raritan Valley Community College

Of the 57 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Raritan Valley Community College, 89% were women (51) and 11% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Raritan Valley Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	30
Hispanic / Latino	17
Black / African American	3
Asian	4
Two or More Races	2
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 46% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Raritan Valley Community College, above the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Raritan Valley Community College

This Nursing program at Raritan Valley Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	57

Top-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Raritan Valley Community College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.