Is Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Worth It?

Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences gives you a focused financial bet: nursing, and not much else. Ten years after enrolling, the median graduate earns $72,430, and the median debt of $13,000 is low enough that you should be able to pay it off without it dominating your budget for years.

The bachelor's nursing program itself reports $57,149 in early earnings against $15,000 in debt. That debt-to-income ratio is healthy, and nursing is a stable field in the Quincy area and across the Midwest, where hospital and clinical demand does not swing hard with the economy. The gap between that $57,149 figure and the $72,430 school-wide median tells you earnings climb with experience, so the longer view looks stronger than the starting salary.

The risk here is concentration. This is a single-focus school, so your financial return depends almost entirely on finishing the nursing program and passing licensure. If you drop out or don't get licensed, you carry debt without the credential that pays it back. There's no fallback major to pivot to.

This school is a good financial fit if you're committed to nursing and want a direct path with manageable debt. If you're unsure about nursing or want to keep other career options open, look elsewhere, because the payoff depends on that one outcome.

On net price, families at lower incomes should compare each tier carefully, since 36.6% of students receive Pell Grants and many more receive other aid. The lower your family income, the more grant aid typically brings your real cost below the sticker price, so check the tier that matches your income before judging affordability.