Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at Baptist Health College Little Rock

Nursing programs at Baptist Health College Little Rock carry an estimated $26,558 in debt—slightly above the $23,562 national median for similar credentials—while comparable programs nationally suggest first-year earnings around $66,398. That debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.40 falls comfortably below the concerning 1.0 threshold, meaning graduates from peer programs typically earn enough to manage their loans without severe financial strain.

What complicates the picture here is the drop to $61,776 by year four. While peer nursing programs show strong starting salaries, this program's reported mid-career figure sits about $4,600 below the estimated first year—an unusual trajectory for healthcare credentials. This could reflect normal market variation, part-time work choices common in nursing, or quirks in the small graduate sample that caused data suppression in the first place.

The practical takeaway: nursing credentials generally offer solid employment prospects, and the debt burden here appears manageable based on what similar programs produce. But without actual outcome data from this specific school, you're making an investment based on peer benchmarks rather than proven results. If your student can access actual graduate outcomes through the school's own reporting or nursing board pass rates, those would provide far more confidence than these national estimates alone.