How much did you take out in student loans?

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May be personal question but I was wondering what the "average" nurses take out in student loans?

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Specializes in Hospice, Med/Surg, ICU, ER.

Zero.

I paid for my LPN program quarter by quarter, with the aid of Pell Grants and a State scholarship.

I am paying for my RN program course by course as I go along.

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Specializes in LTC/ rehab/ dialysis.

About six thousand, still paying it off.

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Between the first bachelor degreee and the BSN that I just earned, it brings my grand total up to $35,000 :o It was about $20,000 for just the BSN.

I regret the first degree as I was never able to find a job in that area, but the nursing degree is well worth the money.

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Specializes in Med surg, cardiac, case management.

As I posted previously: 100K

But that's for an MSN at a private university full-time. A part-time BSN at a state university will probably be considerably less.

I figured that if I'm going to be a nurse, I'm going all in, all the way.

Perhaps it's good that I'm not into gambling. :lol2:

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Specializes in LTC.

I think I took out about $5500 (balance is $3600) for my degree in sociology. I just took out $24,000 for the LVN program I just started. I hope to be working part-time as a CNA in the fall to supplement my 401k that I'm cashing out to live on.

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Specializes in ER,OR.

12 000 euros

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I will end up with a total of $46,000. About four thousand of that is from a prior Associated degree in an unrelated field. The balance is from taking my BSN at a private college. I will graduate in May of 2008 and that price tag is increasingly on my mind.

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Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
May be personal question but I was wondering what the "average" nurses take out in student loans?

*** Total cost for RN school was about $3200 (ADN). BSN through University of Wyoming another $5500. GI Bill paid for the ADN and the hospital I work for is paying for the BSN. I work with nurses who owe many tens of thousands. They don't make any more money than I do.

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Specializes in PeriOp, ICU, PICU, NICU.

35,000 ADN @ a private college. No waiting list, went by point system, got accepted 1st try, small class rooms, average 5 students at clinicals=priceless in my book. ;)

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Specializes in orthopaedics.

well i got some grants but towards the end i had to take out some loans just so we could live. i took out about $14,000. i went to a 2 year adn program which took about 3.5 years with prereqs and such.

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Specializes in Surgical Intensive Care.

I went to a junior college for my ADN and was able to pay it all out of pocket with a few scholarships along the way. I was very blessed in this way and HIGHLY recommend ADN programs for this reason. My entire 2 years in the nursing program only cost about $7000. It was wonderful and now I am working on my BSN making RN pay, so no loans there either.

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