Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

4,622 programs at U.S. colleges award 307,038 credentials a year in this field (CIP 51.38). Bachelor's graduates nationally earn a median of $88,910 four years after graduating.

Highest-paying Undergraduate certificate programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$160,797	—	—
Glendale Career College Glendale, CA	$100,874	$30,500	—
Cabrillo College Aptos, CA	$91,090	$15,000	—
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Philadelphia, PA	$81,336	$20,000	49
St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing Bethlehem, PA	$79,203	$14,000	164
Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing Englewood Cliffs, NJ	$78,831	$20,000	68
Ohio Institute of Allied Health Huber Heights, OH	$74,851	$9,500	—
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing Pottsville, PA	$74,192	$14,822	30
Chesapeake College Wye Mills, MD	$72,090	—	—
Ohio Medical Career College Dayton, OH	$71,666	$14,758	0
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences Reading, PA	$71,638	$18,500	63
Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO	$69,953	$10,500	17
Watts College of Nursing Durham, NC	$69,634	—	—
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing Brockton, MA	$69,052	$20,000	47
Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing Lafayette, IN	$68,665	$29,057	38
Trinity Health System School of Nursing Steubenville, OH	$67,928	$14,625	14
Athena Career Academy Toledo, OH	$67,468	$14,120	48
Collins Career Technical Center Chesapeake, OH	$66,955	$14,167	72
Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education Zanesville, OH	$66,398	$15,000	22
Washington Health System School of Nursing Washington, PA	$66,293	$15,147	21
Tri-Rivers Career Center Marion, OH	$66,259	$14,260	22
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA	$65,041	$19,999	28
UPMC Mercy School of Nursing Pittsburgh, PA	$64,745	$13,750	68
Sandusky Career Center Sandusky, OH	$64,563	$14,514	28
Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing Sandusky, OH	$64,065	$11,500	32

Highest-paying Associate's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Unitek College Fremont, CA	$120,006	$18,594	—
Yuba College Marysville, CA	$117,283	—	115
Mendocino College Ukiah, CA	$113,261	—	23
Pacific Union College Angwin, CA	$110,696	$25,104	80
Merced College Merced, CA	$107,024	—	54
Moorpark College Moorpark, CA	$105,599	—	51
American Career College-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$105,516	$27,565	114
Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	$104,423	$26,825	93
Butte College Oroville, CA	$104,268	$12,000	116
Cochran School of Nursing Yonkers, NY	$102,553	$19,914	48
University of Hawaii Maui College Kahului, HI	$102,390	$12,000	31
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA	$101,955	$18,360	68
Contra Costa College San Pablo, CA	$101,064	—	34
Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA	$100,800	$14,744	100
Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA	$100,622	$14,000	45
City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$100,031	—	84
Lemoore College Lemoore, CA	$99,992	—	29
Coalinga College Coalinga, CA	$99,984	—	—
Ventura College Ventura, CA	$99,778	$17,523	56
Shasta College Redding, CA	$99,544	$14,000	53
Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA	$99,339	—	82
Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA	$99,000	—	43
American River College Sacramento, CA	$98,951	$12,750	64
College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA	$98,926	$6,750	86
College of Marin Kentfield, CA	$98,893	$14,000	42

Highest-paying Bachelor's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	$125,646	$12,500	54
California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	$124,392	$14,747	107
Samuel Merritt University Oakland, CA	$119,486	$20,000	511
California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	$119,356	$22,000	135
Pacific Union College Angwin, CA	$119,258	$29,833	41
Helene Fuld College of Nursing New York, NY	$119,170	—	32
San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	$117,532	$15,233	196
California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	$117,088	$5,500	59
California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	$116,001	$13,750	181
CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY	$115,779	—	8
CUNY York College Jamaica, NY	$113,718	$13,380	48
California State University-Chico Chico, CA	$113,181	$16,500	113
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Brooklyn, NY	$112,670	$12,500	119
New York University New York, NY	$111,360	$18,500	437
California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	$110,626	$10,000	185
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	$110,335	$20,084	30
CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	$109,744	$8,000	182
Wagner College Staten Island, NY	$108,746	$25,000	115
Pace University New York, NY	$107,433	$21,500	218
California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	$106,780	$15,041	132
University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	$106,348	$22,900	52
Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY	$105,747	$28,500	366
Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	$105,521	$25,000	558
Monroe University Bronx, NY	$105,209	$28,659	131
University of Mount Saint Vincent Bronx, NY	$105,134	$25,000	245

Highest-paying Post-baccalaureate certificate programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	$130,198	—	—
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$129,166	—	—
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$121,273	—	—
University of Mississippi University, MS	$112,433	—	—
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$100,220	—	—
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	$67,921	—	—
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Rochester, MN	$65,661	$11,730	—

Highest-paying Master's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Albany Medical College Albany, NY	$238,461	$60,919	25
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	$233,467	$51,250	156
University of New England Biddeford, ME	$232,923	$144,882	20
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN	$228,357	$81,234	32
Lourdes University Sylvania, OH	$218,172	$109,952	17
Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	$218,022	$46,990	3
Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA	$217,830	$116,245	3
AdventHealth University Orlando, FL	$212,540	$134,000	36
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$209,572	$156,398	30
Newman University Wichita, KS	$208,440	$105,790	24
Midwestern University-Glendale Glendale, AZ	$205,504	$177,880	33
Midwestern University-Downers Grove Downers Grove, IL	$205,504	$177,880	—
Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, TX	$203,601	$147,822	5
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$202,919	$103,942	24
Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc Madison, TN	$200,989	$131,581	—
Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA	$199,496	$117,526	—
Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	$199,442	$94,418	3
California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	$193,133	$41,000	31
Gannon University Erie, PA	$188,872	$110,884	16
Mount Marty University Yankton, SD	$182,735	$88,791	16
Samford University Birmingham, AL	$156,772	$110,952	47
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	$153,845	—	14
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	$150,889	$61,063	51
CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	$150,048	$22,052	82
Barry University Miami, FL	$149,750	$82,000	51

Highest-paying Doctoral degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Millikin University Decatur, IL	$259,426	$140,724	—
Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	$240,887	—	—
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago, IL	$223,679	$179,695	—
Marshall University Huntington, WV	$213,738	$187,960	—
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Baton Rouge, LA	$208,016	$183,709	—
Mount Marty University Yankton, SD	$207,824	$180,125	0
DePaul University Chicago, IL	$204,157	$98,328	—
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	$203,129	$102,262	69
Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	$198,411	$69,145	—
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$197,197	$212,494	53
Bryan College of Health Sciences Lincoln, NE	$193,724	$86,150	22
Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	$193,012	—	—
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$191,924	$167,936	61
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans New Orleans, LA	$191,694	$134,633	5
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Rochester, MN	$189,790	$105,117	28
Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	$189,282	$82,000	2
Murray State University Murray, KY	$185,872	$92,445	—
Union University Jackson, TN	$184,840	$152,499	39
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$183,575	$201,589	1
University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	$180,486	$143,995	54
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX	$178,755	$61,500	70
Western University of Health Sciences Pomona, CA	$176,424	—	—
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$174,326	$90,200	5
California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	$173,047	$37,030	—
California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	$172,766	$40,710	—

Highest-paying First professional degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX	$227,784	$177,011	—
Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA	$165,932	—	0
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$165,932	—	32
Touro University Nevada Henderson, NV	$159,486	$38,666	30
Touro University California Vallejo, CA	$159,486	$38,666	—
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$158,491	$80,061	64
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$153,054	—	71
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	$148,739	—	15
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	$144,859	$72,370	90
Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT	$142,730	—	19
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$141,289	$68,800	65
Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR	$128,215	$67,193	77
University of Maryland Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$126,027	$88,056	141
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN	$122,642	$70,335	—
South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	$119,763	$53,543	12
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	$117,024	$53,600	35
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$114,717	$69,000	69
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$112,240	$62,950	143
Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	$111,824	$62,281	10
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	$108,953	$55,103	25
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$108,665	$71,416	42
University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE	$107,883	$51,158	43
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$107,171	$87,542	124
University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$107,154	$43,291	109
University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX	$106,508	$133,694	12

Highest-paying Graduate certificate programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY	$171,892	—	18
National University San Diego, CA	$157,271	—	49
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$143,367	$30,500	111
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, CA	$138,199	$82,650	37
University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	$136,145	—	10
Texas Woman's University Denton, TX	$133,065	—	12
Regis College Weston, MA	$132,495	$27,332	120
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$130,405	—	5
Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, NY	$130,106	$37,942	11
University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	$128,634	—	7
Washburn University Topeka, KS	$126,830	$39,292	27
Duke University Durham, NC	$124,154	$78,343	99
Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	$123,400	$30,520	43
Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO	$123,268	$39,028	243
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	$121,657	—	43
Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni, IA	$120,230	$50,402	19
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$119,930	$20,500	38
George Washington University Washington, DC	$119,924	$41,000	23
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	$118,603	—	6
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$118,343	$50,998	223
Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, IL	$117,992	$30,922	104
Frontier Nursing University Versailles, KY	$116,488	$46,128	116
Clarkson College Omaha, NE	$115,287	—	10
Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH	$114,457	—	19
South University-Savannah Online Savannah, GA	$113,849	$46,988	21