Bachelor's Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings

Bachelor's Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings, ranked by median first-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 1,018 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California$125,64693%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi2California State University-East BayHayward, California$124,39297%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi3Samuel Merritt UniversityOakland, California$119,486———$143k—7182 mi4California State University-StanislausTurlock, California$119,35698%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi5Pacific Union CollegeAngwin, California$119,25847%—$41k$70k58%80529 mi6Helene Fuld College of NursingNew York, New York$119,17017%—$47k$111k—914< 1 mi7San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$117,53296%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi8California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California$117,08897%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi9California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$116,00194%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi10CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York$115,77986%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi11CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York$113,71864%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi12California State University-ChicoChico, California$113,18193%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi13SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityBrooklyn, New York$112,670———$110k—2934 mi14New York UniversityNew York, New York$111,3609%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi15California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California$110,62693%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi16College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York$110,33592%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi17CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York$109,74468%——$66k—3,2541 mi18Wagner CollegeStaten Island, New York$108,74688%1243$28k$74k65%1,6511 mi19Pace UniversityNew York, New York$107,43376%1266$31k$70k60%7,665< 1 mi20California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$106,78093%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi21University of HartfordWest Hartford, Connecticut$106,34896%1219$30k$61k54%4,14634 mi22Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, New York$105,74782%1187$24k$78k70%3,1624 mi23Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California$105,52188%1195$22k$67k62%2,75930 mi24Monroe UniversityBronx, New York$105,20968%—$15k$41k57%5,7011 mi25University of Mount Saint VincentBronx, New York$105,13485%1090$22k$66k57%2,692< 1 mi26Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey$104,21988%1070$16k$61k65%18,37611 mi27Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityBloomfield, New Jersey$104,21970%—$28k$61k38%7817 mi28California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California$103,79995%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi29CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York$103,69254%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi30CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York$103,61180%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi31Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York$103,50863%1147$11k$70k53%9,5527 mi32California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California$103,48495%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi33California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$103,02891%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi34Bushnell UniversityEugene, Oregon$102,98567%1020$21k$54k56%51752 mi35Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCosta Mesa, California$102,91562%—$21k$60k57%1,9334 mi36Simpson UniversityRedding, California$102,61386%—$28k$54k49%80993 mi37Concordia University-IrvineIrvine, California$102,32466%—$28k$65k58%1,5366 mi38Adelphi UniversityGarden City, New York$102,13666%1219$31k$75k67%5,2766 mi39University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California$101,73162%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi40CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York$101,53157%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi41University of ProvidenceGreat Falls, Montana$101,18750%980$18k$48k28%528508 mi42Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey$101,03976%1040$12k$57k47%11,4333 mi43Touro University CaliforniaVallejo, California$100,956———$105k—231 mi44Touro University NevadaHenderson, Nevada$100,956———$105k—22234 mi45San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$100,22136%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi46California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$100,17846%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi47Long Island UniversityBrookville, New York$100,09786%1224$33k$60k57%5,5203 mi48Saint Elizabeth UniversityMorristown, New Jersey$100,00771%—$23k$53k51%55716 mi49National UniversitySan Diego, California$99,714——$23k$68k43%10,7948 mi50Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California$99,45773%—$21k$72k53%1,7195 mi51University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona$98,826——$14k$38k21%85,991163 mi52California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$98,81191%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi53Loma Linda UniversityLoma Linda, California$98,610———$90k—90947 mi54Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, California$97,76284%1290$35k$85k78%1,1141 mi55Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, California$97,29684%1287$39k$64k77%3,188< 1 mi56Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Washington$97,067——$11k$56k36%7,3649 mi57St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn, New York$96,95872%1190$19k$64k69%3,1441 mi58California State University-FresnoFresno, California$96,89095%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi59Felician UniversityLodi, New Jersey$95,990——$40k$58k47%1,7747 mi60West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange CountyAnaheim, California$95,859——$33k$103k60%3,19211 mi61West Coast University-TexasRichardson, Texas$95,859——$53k$103k31%2,67313 mi62West Coast University-OntarioOntario, California$95,859——$50k$103k39%2,67137 mi63West Coast University-MiamiDoral, Florida$95,859——$33k$103k33%9619 mi64Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, Oregon$95,60485%—$27k$79k70%1,62137 mi65Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburgh, New York$95,49589%1150$26k$68k65%1,14814 mi66Framingham State UniversityFramingham, Massachusetts$95,42684%1180$16k$52k48%2,56620 mi67Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey$95,15371%1211$18k$68k70%4,89813 mi68Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, New Jersey$95,053———$69k—6,70720 mi69Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, Washington$94,94790%1093$28k$62k52%1,1584 mi70Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York$94,85349%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi71Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York$94,830——$12k$54k41%7,585122 mi72American University of Health SciencesSignal Hill, California$94,81650%——$94k50%3512 mi73University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$94,6119%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi74University of PortlandPortland, Oregon$94,29189%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi75University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii$94,21687%1102$16k$58k64%15,0292 mi76Aspen UniversityPhoenix, Arizona$94,023————27%1,466164 mi77Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida$93,751——$12k$41k48%39,48640 mi78Dominican University New YorkOrangeburg, New York$93,69063%—$42k$61k53%1,1052 mi79Biola UniversityLa Mirada, California$93,62974%1261$31k$57k68%3,47413 mi80California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California$93,14294%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi81Excelsior UniversityAlbany, New York$93,104———$78k—11,55096 mi82University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas$93,00191%1060$16k$59k52%6,0785 mi83Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona$92,78179%1077$22k$42k43%73,371165 mi84California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California$92,44185%—$26k$62k62%8,17934 mi85Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, Oregon$92,371———$101k—83651 mi86University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland$92,323——$22k$65k33%49,66410 mi87William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, New Jersey$92,25790%—$19k$58k44%6,61414 mi88Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey$91,90873%1322$31k$70k69%6,0367 mi89Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck, New Jersey$91,52391%—$15k$57k53%2,6275 mi90Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusMadison, New Jersey$91,52395%—$23k$57k67%1,99015 mi91Baptist Health System School of Health ProfessionsSan Antonio, Texas$91,456100%——$74k—575126 mi92Fairfield UniversityFairfield, Connecticut$91,41833%1335$48k$89k84%5,3732 mi93Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, New York$90,93386%—$14k$52k46%5,735< 1 mi94Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, Connecticut$90,83065%—$46k$75k73%7,0874 mi95New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey$90,73098%—$16k$53k34%3,6811 mi96Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place, Washington$90,709——$23k$62k60%1,252207 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.