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Nursing at Highline College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, consider the program at Highline College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Highline College is in Des Moines, WA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 65 nursing degrees were granted at Highline College.

Online Class Availability at Highline College

Distance learning is available at Highline College. Among 5,592 students, 2,081 (37%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,915 (34%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Highline College

These rankings give you a sense of how Highline College’s Nursing program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Washington	#10 of 36
Best Value	Washington	#23 of 37
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#64 of 224
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#106 of 218
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#164 of 1,918
Best Value	Nationwide	#575 of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Highline College

Graduates of Highline College’s Nursing program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$69,653
2 years	$64,493
3 years	$69,747
4 years	$73,197
5 years	$87,066

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Highline College earn a median of $73,197, compared with $47,687 for all Highline College graduates — about 53% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Nursing graduates from Highline College stands at $13,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Nursing graduates at Highline College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at Highline College are 83% women (54) and 17% men (11).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Highline College

Of the 65 associate’s nursing graduates at Highline College, 83% were women (54) and 17% were men (11).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Highline College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	21
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	16
Asian	18
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	4
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Highline College, higher than the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Highline College

This Nursing program at Highline College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	65

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Highline College go on to a range of careers. Below are the top-paying careers for Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.