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After St. Joseph's College of Nursing: graduation, pay and debt

Syracuse, New York · Private · 283 undergrads

The typical student earns $81,908 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $12,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$81.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$12k
median federal debt at graduation.
70%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
100%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$73,283
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$80,905
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$81,908
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
86%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$12,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$12,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$12,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$12,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
70%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
76%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
84%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2023 (checked May 7, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers