
A reported student retention rate of 62% offers one indicator of continuation at Galen's Nashville campus, but it is not a graduation rate. Retention generally tracks whether students in a defined entering group return the following year; it does not show how many eventually finish.
Nursing applicants should ask for completion results for their specific program and entering cohort, including the time allowed for completion. It is also useful to distinguish completion from first-time pass rates on the relevant nursing licensure examination: a student must finish a program before seeking licensure, and the two measures describe different outcomes. Transfers and part-time students may not be represented in the same way in standard first-time-student measures.
College Scorecard field-of-study information reports earnings of $67,568 one year after completion for the registered-nursing field associated with Galen. This is a historical outcome measure for a defined group, not a salary offer to a Nashville student or a forecast of an individual graduate's pay.
Field-of-study earnings can reflect graduates from more than one location and generally describe people who meet the Scorecard's reporting criteria, rather than everyone who enrolled. Work hours, location, prior experience, licensure, and the type of nursing job can all affect pay. Applicants should read the figure alongside program completion, licensure-exam outcomes, debt, and local employment information rather than treating earnings alone as a measure of value.
Degrees
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$67,568BACHELOR’S Degree
Health Professions and Related Programs
Data 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.