UPMC Jameson School of Nursing

Socializing happens between IV changes and bed baths. The school emphasizes 'professional growth' through self-directed leadership (translation: study groups that double as trauma teams). UPMC celebrates Student Nurse Day with shoutouts to the 'overwhelming' nursing field, but students seem to bond over shared exhaustion—one alum called it a 'great experience' with clinicals that cement career choices fast.

98.8% placement rate for 2025 grads—no surprise when UPMC owns the hiring network. Median earnings one year out: $36,427 (below RN national averages but with low debt). The school pumps out ~43 grads annually straight into a system that just hiked nurse pay by $23M. NCLEX pass rates aren't published, but UPMC touts 'exceptional' outcomes across its nursing schools. This is vocational training with a captive employer.

Net price?Net priceWhat a family actually pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the sticker price — usually far less than the published cost. calculators warn estimates aren't 'actual offers,' but the average aid package is $6,974/year. UPMC dangles scholarships for 'exceptional students' (read: those who survive first-year hazing) and offers tuition reimbursement for employees—hint, hint. With UPMC raising nurse wages, the ROI beats many BSN programs, but don't expect leafy quads or climbing walls.

This is nursing school as bootcamp-meets-job-fair. No gen eds, no football team—just a 99.6% admission rate and 98.8% placement into a hospital system hungry for staff. UPMC Jameson is for those who want to bypass college 'experience' and dive straight into Foley catheters and night shifts, with a near-guaranteed paycheck at the end. The antithesis of a liberal arts college, and proud of it.