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Is Nightingale College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Nightingale, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Heavy lift
Nightingale lands in the heavy lift band for a typical family. The combination of $30,852 in yearly net price and $25,250 in median debt asks a lot relative to median earnings of $27,126. This does not make the school wrong for every student, but it does mean the price deserves a closer test.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Repayment looks feasible, but not roomy.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$30,852
Median earnings 10 years out
$27,126
Median debt at graduation
$25,250
Graduation rate
30%
At Nightingale, a typical graduate carries about $25,250 in student debt and earns roughly $27,126 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $287 per month, or 13% of pre-tax income. That sits at the tighter end of a workable borrower range.
What this means for your family
Nightingale is a private for-profit school in Salt Lake City, UT. In this category, families usually need to look especially hard at debt, repayment room, and whether the long-run earnings picture justifies the price.
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Common questions about Nightingale
The median net price at Nightingale is $30,852 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →