Citizens School of Nursing

Tarentum, PA · Private nonprofit · 115 students · Visit Website

Citizens School of Nursing offers a hospital-based diploma program focused on Registered Nursing, preparing students for the NCLEX-RN exam. The school emphasizes hands-on clinical experience, with training primarily occurring at Allegheny Health Network hospitals and other clinical sites. They offer both a full-time 22-month program and a part-time 32-month evening and weekend option, providing flexibility for working adults.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$62,173/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

72/100

All Programs at Citizens School of Nursing

1 trade program at Citizens Nursing, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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72 $62,173/yr $16,000 High Very Large
292 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Citizens School of Nursing using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.