Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Cape Girardeau, MO · Private nonprofit · 146 students · Visit Website

Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences, owned by Mercy, specializes in high-demand healthcare careers like Nursing, Medical Laboratory Science, Radiologic Technology, Surgical Technology, and Sonography. The college emphasizes hands-on training, clinical rotations at Mercy Hospital Southeast, and simulated healthcare environments to develop practical skills. They offer an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing with both a full-time track and an accelerated LPN/Paramedic to RN track.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$67,421/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

72/100

Tuition

$11,691/yr

All Programs at Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences

1 trade program at Southeast Missouri Hospital College, 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 $67,421/yr $14,677 27.2x 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 Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences 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.