Arkansas Tech University Nursing Costs & Outcomes

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Separate the school-wide picture from nursing outcomes

School-wide measures describe the institution as a whole. Nursing-field measures describe nursing completers where a verified measure is available. Reporting periods differ by measure, so each value keeps its applicable cohort or reporting period.

Institution-wide measures

School-wide costs & outcomes

These measures describe the institution as a whole and should not be interpreted as nursing-program-specific results.

Costs and price

Cost of attendance — academic year $22,808 Most recent available; release 2026-06-10

Cost of attendance — program year Not available Reporting period not available

Average net price $12,970 Most recent available; release 2026-06-10

Average net price Not available Reporting period not available

In-state tuition $8,674 Most recent available; release 2026-06-10

Out-of-state tuition $14,668 Most recent available; release 2026-06-10

Student outcomes

Completion rate within 150% of expected time 48.6% Most recent available; release 2026-06-10

Completion rate within 150% of expected time Not available Reporting period not available

Full-time student retention rate 74.1% Most recent available; release 2026-06-10

Full-time student retention rate Not available Reporting period not available

Median federal debt among completers $21,000 FY2020/FY2021 pooled completers

Median earnings 10 years after entry $41,766 AY2009-10/2010-11 entry; CY2020/2021 earnings

Nursing-specific measures

Nursing-field outcomes

Nursing outcomes are separated by credential level when available. A missing or privacy-suppressed federal value is shown as “Not available” and is never estimated.

Associate degree

Practical / vocational nursing and nursing assisting field

Median total federal student debt $23,983 AY2018-19/2019-20 completers Federal student debt accumulated across schools attended at the same academic level.

Median federal student debt at this school $22,365 AY2018-19/2019-20 completers Federal student debt borrowed at this school for the completed credential.

Median earnings 1 year after completion $47,902 AY2018-19/2019-20 completers; CY2020/2021 Earnings for the applicable nursing-field completion cohort.

Median earnings 4 years after completion $60,353 AY2017-18/2018-19 completers; CY2022/2023 Earnings for the applicable nursing-field completion cohort.

Associate degree

Registered nursing field

Median total federal student debt $29,995 AY2018-19/2019-20 completers Federal student debt accumulated across schools attended at the same academic level.

Median federal student debt at this school $20,800 AY2018-19/2019-20 completers Federal student debt borrowed at this school for the completed credential.

Median earnings 1 year after completion $67,063 AY2018-19/2019-20 completers; CY2020/2021 Earnings for the applicable nursing-field completion cohort.

Median earnings 4 years after completion $74,178 AY2017-18/2018-19 completers; CY2022/2023 Earnings for the applicable nursing-field completion cohort.

Bachelor’s degree

Registered nursing field

Median total federal student debt $23,424 AY2018-19/2019-20 completers Federal student debt accumulated across schools attended at the same academic level.

Median federal student debt at this school $17,650 AY2018-19/2019-20 completers Federal student debt borrowed at this school for the completed credential.

Median earnings 1 year after completion $68,794 AY2018-19/2019-20 completers; CY2020/2021 Earnings for the applicable nursing-field completion cohort.

Median earnings 4 years after completion $84,719 AY2017-18/2018-19 completers; CY2022/2023 Earnings for the applicable nursing-field completion cohort.

Location reporting note Some nursing-field outcomes may be reported across a main campus and related locations rather than for one physical campus alone.