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What was is the Cost of Nursing school Scary…

Hi everyone, I am interested in becoming an RN and so far I still have past student loans from a career that didn’t go anywhere. I love helping people and pursuing a dream of becoming a nurse feels like it’s worth it, but I’m concern with the cost. Do you break even once you are a RN and are working because I’m head of household. I don’t want to be a nurse for the money but I want to be able to continue to provide for my family and would love some information on how you are doing financially.

-Ange

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  1. Jodi says

    February 11, 2014 at 9:06 pm

    The cost of nursing school can be expensive especially if you go to a private school, which I say avoid if possible. I will give you my experience. I went to a 4-year university and each semester it cost about $3,800 that includes all tuition and books. So if you times $3,800 by 2 for each semester that would be $7,600 a year and for the four years that would be around $30,600 I paid for my nursing education. I went to a basic university in Tennessee.

    That is a good price considering at some private schools that is how much it is a year.
    I make pretty good as a nurse. I have only been a nurse for about 4 years and I live in a low expense area (not like New York). I make around $36,000 a year which pays. If you live in states like New York, California, or Florida you could expect to earn more starting out but I wouldn’t expect no more than $40,000 to $45,000 a year starting out. I hope that helps.

    • Trish says

      February 11, 2014 at 9:07 pm

      Here is a great article on how much nursing school costs: https://www.registerednursern.com/how-much-does-nursing-school-cost/

  2. Melanie says

    February 11, 2014 at 9:07 pm

    A 4-year university which gives you a BSN is going to be more expensive that a community college where you can earn an ADN in less than two years. If you are concerned about the expenses I would go with the fastest and cheapest way which is the ADN. If I were you I would compare ADN and BSN program expenses. You can easily find this information on the schools website.

  3. Jamie says

    February 11, 2014 at 9:07 pm

    As a nurse myself I am what I consider middle class. I earn around $42,000 a year and I would say I have a little to save after I pay my bills. I guess it really depends on how your manage your money. You won’t be rich, rich by any means but you will be able to make it. If you want to make the big bucks you will need to go on for more education which I don’t know if you want to since you have a lot of student loans. You can make good money as a nurse but you have to be willing to advance in your career into jobs such as management.

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