
A reported student retention rate of 57% offers one limited view of continuation at Galen College of Nursing-Houston. Retention concerns whether students return for a subsequent enrollment period; it is not a graduation rate or a measure of nursing-licensure success.
Prospective students need more specific outcomes to judge the pathway they intend to enter. Useful questions include how many students in a recent Houston cohort completed the program within its expected time, how many completed later, and how graduates performed on the applicable nursing licensing examination. Ask which cohort and reporting period each figure covers, since a measure for first-time students may not describe transfer students or licensed nurses returning for a bachelor's degree. No single outcome number explains why an individual student continues, pauses, or leaves a program.
College Scorecard field-of-study data reported in October 2026 show an earnings figure of $67,568 one year after graduation for registered nursing and related nursing fields associated with Galen College of Nursing-Houston. It is an observed field-level outcome, not a starting-salary offer or a prediction for an individual graduate.
Readers should confirm the Scorecard measure's population and statistical definition before comparing it with a salary quoted by an employer. Earnings can vary with licensure, degree level, prior work experience, hours worked, specialty, and location. The figure also does not account for an individual student's borrowing or other education costs, so it is most useful alongside program-specific completion, licensure, and debt information.
Degrees
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$67,568Data last updated on November 2, 2026
Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026
Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.