After Baker University School of Nursing: graduation, pay and debt
The typical student earns $63,855 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $25,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$63.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$25k
median federal debt at graduation.
65%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$54,747
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$59,232
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$63,855
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
79%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$25,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$18,530
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$20,622
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$15,698
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
65%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
70%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
73%
Where these numbers come from
Federal college data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Updated May 7, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers