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Nursing programs at US universities, ranked by graduate pay

103 programs at 103 universities, each on its own page. Ranked by what graduates earn five years after finishing, from the College Scorecard.

Where nursing graduates earn the most

Median pay of graduates who had federal aid, five years out. Hidden where too few graduates to publish.

RankProgramPay, five years outDebtAcceptance rate
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingSJSU, California$157,894$14,72585%
2Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHunter, New York$120,463$15,87554%
3Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUH Mānoa, Hawaii$119,869$16,94387%
4Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingSDSU, California$119,646$15,00036%
5Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCSUF, California$117,513$12,50091%
6Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCSULB, California$116,568$13,00046%
7Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingNYU, New York$116,391$17,7509%
8Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingStony Brook, New York$110,931$12,50049%
9Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHoward, District of Columbia$107,970$24,75041%
10Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingVillanova, Pennsylvania$105,201$24,87827%
11Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingEmory, Georgia$104,601$13,06211%
12Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDrexel, Pennsylvania$103,752$12,50079%
13Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGW, District of Columbia$103,289$18,75047%
14Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBC, Massachusetts$102,948$11,15016%
15Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBinghamton, New York$102,791$12,50039%
16Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingNevada, Nevada$102,233$18,75074%
17Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingSeton Hall, New Jersey$101,839$18,75073%
18Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDelaware, Delaware$101,076$27,00071%
19Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUW, Washington$100,376$12,50039%
20Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingPenn, Pennsylvania$100,149$20,5005%
21Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingFIU, Florida$99,675$14,00055%
22Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingRutgers, New Jersey$98,387$23,96158%
23Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingTemple, Pennsylvania$97,447$27,00080%
24Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingPVAMU, Texas$97,411$23,02279%
25Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUNLV, Nevada$97,167$16,40996%
26Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUH, Texas$97,055$16,43674%
27Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingNortheastern, Massachusetts$96,926$20,0005%
28Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUB, New York$96,505$13,85674%
29Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUMass, Massachusetts$95,676$23,12060%
30Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingURI, Rhode Island$95,203$25,00072%
31Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGeorgia State, Georgia$93,925$19,68755%
32Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMason, Virginia$93,858$12,50088%
33Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingRochester, New York$93,799$12,50040%
34Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDuke, North Carolina$93,559$15,0006%
35Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingWSU, Washington$93,537$14,00087%
36Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingFAU, Florida$92,982$22,31366%
37Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingASU, Arizona$92,857$18,16790%
38Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingPenn State, Pennsylvania$92,712$23,74961%
39Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUConn, Connecticut$92,660$20,31352%
40Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingTCU, Texas$92,288$24,21245%
41Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGonzaga, Washington$92,174$27,00082%
42Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingArizona, Arizona$92,016$17,50086%
43Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUNH, New Hampshire$91,506$26,69988%
44Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingPitt, Pennsylvania$91,346$23,29858%
45Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUT Austin, Texas$91,161$14,00327%
46Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBoise State, Idaho$90,824$16,50987%
47Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBaylor, Texas$90,790$18,12551%
48Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUNM, New Mexico$90,659$20,32095%
49Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUIC, Illinois$90,478$13,00077%
50Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMiami, Florida$90,421$17,46519%
51Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCase Western, Ohio$89,936$23,44637%
52Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingKennesaw State, Georgia$89,916$20,00069%
53Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingLoyola Chicago, Illinois$89,762$25,00082%
54Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUSF, Florida$89,445$15,75043%
55Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingWisconsin, Wisconsin$89,143$19,50045%
56Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUCF, Florida$88,988$12,50040%
57Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingTexas State, Texas$88,901$20,00089%
58Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingTexas A&M, Texas$88,791$15,43757%
59Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUVA, Virginia$88,674$11,00017%
60Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUtah, Utah$88,358$12,50086%
61Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOhio, Ohio$88,277$15,47585%
62Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCincinnati, Ohio$88,049$18,74985%
63Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingVCU, Virginia$87,775$21,12093%
64Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCharlotte, North Carolina$87,377$18,56380%
65Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingWVU, West Virginia$86,992$23,07689%
66Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingNC A&T, North Carolina$86,651$18,37350%
67Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingJMU, Virginia$86,638$20,50072%
68Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMinnesota, Minnesota$86,413$19,90280%
69Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAlabama, Alabama$85,987$20,50077%
70Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMarquette, Wisconsin$85,860$25,00081%
71Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUNC, North Carolina$85,519$17,27515%
72Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingSLU, Missouri$85,143$21,50075%
73Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMizzou, Missouri$85,033$20,41379%
74Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUF, Florida$84,646$14,75024%
75Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingFSU, Florida$84,340$12,75024%
76Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingArkansas, Arkansas$84,308$23,79174%
77Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUAB, Alabama$84,104$20,00088%
78Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingWyoming, Wyoming$83,844$15,75097%
79Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingIU Indy, Indiana$83,819$20,60976%
80Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUVM, Vermont$83,677$24,91465%
81Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOhio State, Ohio$83,640$14,00061%
82Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMichigan, Michigan$83,537$18,69116%
83Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMichigan State, Michigan$83,355$22,76885%
84Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingWayne State, Michigan$83,047$23,75081%
85Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingKU, Kansas$82,972$15,00094%
86Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUND, North Dakota$82,468$21,50177%
87Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOle Miss, Mississippi$82,453$14,76197%
88Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCreighton, Nebraska$81,321$19,00080%
89Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingTennessee, Tennessee$81,150$15,00042%
90Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingApp State, North Carolina$81,089$12,50090%
91Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingPurdue, Indiana$80,898$16,38950%
92Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingKentucky, Kentucky$79,975$19,50093%
93Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingECU, North Carolina$79,945$19,62589%
94Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUMaine, Maine$79,681$24,78197%
95Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingIowa, Iowa$78,974$19,74284%
96Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingSouth Carolina, South Carolina$78,290$22,50060%
97Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingKent State, Ohio$77,823$23,98786%
98Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAuburn, Alabama$77,583$19,75046%
99Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingLouisville, Kentucky$76,783$20,49479%
100Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingClemson, South Carolina$76,618$19,00038%
101Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingSouth Dakota, South Dakota$74,814$25,50099%
102Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingFAMU, Florida$73,276$16,11321%
103Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBYU, Utah$56,511$9,20068%

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