St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania · Website
$80,244
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$80,244
median earnings, 10 years after starting
St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing is a private nonprofit under 2-year college in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with 329 undergraduates. Former students earn a median $80,244 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $14,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
$14,000
About $148 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$80,244
Rank 184 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 35%
- Students with federal loans
- 49%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 329
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 88%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 2
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 184 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $19,970 | $15,661 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $19,182 | $16,365 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 81% | 95% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 66% | 80% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 78% | 79% | 75% |
| Median debt | $14,000 | $17,500 | $7,479 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $77,819 | $42,275 | $33,264 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $80,244 | $49,700 | $32,986 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 81% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 91% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
2 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate | Certificate | 164 | $14,000 | $79,203 | $84,962 | $80,020 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Bethlehem and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much do St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing graduates earn?
$80,244 a year is the median pay of former St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing students who work, 10 years after they started ($77,819 after 6 years). That ranks 184 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate) at $79,203.
How much student debt do St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing graduates have?
$14,000 is the median federal student loan debt of St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing graduates, about $148 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 49% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (164 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 2 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.