Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at Weatherford College

Texas has 73 nursing bachelor's programs, and based on comparable programs statewide, graduates here would face roughly $24,400 in debt—below both the state median of $25,700 and the national median of $27,000. With estimated first-year earnings around $76,700, that produces a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.32, meaning debt equals about four months of salary. That's manageable territory for a field with steady demand.

The caveat worth understanding: these figures come from median outcomes across similar Texas programs because this specific program's graduate pool is too small for the Department of Education to publish actual data. The earnings estimate sits right at the state median, which makes sense but tells you nothing distinctive about Weatherford's particular outcomes. Meanwhile, top-performing Texas programs like West Coast University-Texas and University of Houston-Clear Lake report actual earnings in the $93,000-$96,000 range—suggesting there's meaningful variation in how different schools position their graduates.

For families weighing this program, the estimated debt load looks reasonable and the field itself remains strong, but you're making this decision without visibility into Weatherford's specific track record. If nursing is the goal and affordability matters, this could work—just recognize you're betting on a program whose outcomes remain unproven in the public data.