Doctoral · Health Professions and Related Programs

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral): earnings by school

201 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$133,873
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$135,480
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$73,561
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 126 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $126,439 and $159,655. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Millikin University IL$247,470$324,655$130,284
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne IN$256,609——
Oakland University MI$255,893—$109,285
Webster University MO$249,071—$202,141
Central Connecticut State University CT$248,196—$128,969
Marshall University WV$215,566$235,983$203,577
University of Scranton PA$233,953—$117,863
Midwestern University-Downers Grove IL$221,185$230,075$103,264
Villanova University PA$229,552——
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University LA$254,012$228,735$154,805
AdventHealth University FL$226,218—$222,700
Mount Marty University SD$224,939—$198,476
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science MN$228,317$224,804$98,500
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science IL$239,872$224,291—
Bryan College of Health Sciences NE$241,269$222,935$143,500
Missouri State University-Springfield MO$195,296$218,334$81,832
Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc TN$216,124—$171,331
Western Carolina University NC$209,047—$73,675
California State University-Fresno CA—$207,668—
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$222,972$206,527$84,212
Otterbein University OH$205,799—$142,761
Azusa Pacific University CA$204,707——
Georgetown University DC$203,312—$206,513
University of San Francisco CA$197,718$201,545$141,220
Thomas Jefferson University PA$200,512—$37,333
Texas Christian University TX$208,384$200,329$104,163
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$176,644$199,296$61,500
Marian University IN$198,481—$220,363
Old Dominion University VA$197,809——
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston TX$204,152$197,063$67,047
New York University NY$193,381——
University of Southern Mississippi MS$165,210$191,713$70,211
University of California-Los Angeles CA$190,499—$73,102
Murray State University KY$207,471$189,508$199,583
DePaul University IL$216,581$187,364$98,590
Union University TN$197,588$182,606$219,250
California State University-Fullerton CA$185,166$181,807$88,544
University of San Diego CA$124,211$178,950—
University of Pennsylvania PA$213,598$176,358—
University of Miami FL$197,533$174,255$229,708
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans LA$173,506$170,420$191,753
Simmons University MA$168,727—$71,750
Loma Linda University CA$133,634$167,117$136,157
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$136,888$164,885$191,264
Molloy University NY$163,419——
Fairfield University CT$144,520$163,093$71,750
Wilmington University DE$162,499——
Duke University NC$163,051$161,843$122,626
University of Nevada-Reno NV$133,687$161,545$41,000
Rutgers University-Camden NJ$140,370$161,430$79,803
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$140,370$161,430$79,803
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$140,370$161,430$79,803
University of Connecticut CT$160,739——
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$160,739——
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$160,739——
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$160,739——
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$160,739——
Yale University CT$187,234$159,655$85,463
University of North Dakota ND$158,280——
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IL$140,578$157,682$56,654
University at Buffalo NY$160,671$156,779$85,952
University of Massachusetts Global CA$143,096$156,172$88,385
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences CA$155,389—$47,667
Pace University NY$152,950——
Chatham University PA$146,568$152,458$30,750
Kent State University at Kent OH$151,781——
Gonzaga University WA$143,340$150,919$123,553
Grand Canyon University AZ$147,039$150,205$57,818
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth MA$120,185$148,729—
Florida International University FL$148,241—$109,692
George Mason University VA$123,451$148,171$53,685
Samuel Merritt University CA$172,908$147,055$128,576
Drexel University PA—$146,209—
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi TX$146,054——
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health NE$118,979$146,020$66,000
Wilkes University PA$127,191$145,853$34,690
South University-Savannah GA$129,146$145,627$88,782
The University of Alabama AL$160,145$145,164$30,655
Quinnipiac University CT$171,178$144,224$139,793
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston TX$144,070—$41,000
Northern Kentucky University KY$143,901—$52,496
University of Missouri-Kansas City MO$143,447—$99,302
The University of Texas at Arlington TX$143,241—$58,083
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions UT$105,331$143,079$138,622
Texas Woman's University TX$133,963$142,527$30,324
Loyola University Chicago IL$142,305——
New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM—$141,422—
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL$165,785$141,379$71,638
University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC$165,399$140,488$44,856
The University of Texas at Austin TX$115,589$140,262$54,188
University of Wyoming WY—$138,911$52,782
Fort Hays State University KS$138,782——
Loyola University New Orleans LA$133,198$138,646—
Barry University FL$195,476$138,166—
Maryville University of Saint Louis MO$124,369$137,610$90,203
University of South Alabama AL$132,762$137,559$73,561
University of Michigan-Flint MI$129,610$137,511$89,598
University of Phoenix-Arizona AZ$128,328$137,458$48,869
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN$137,368—$55,988
Western University of Health Sciences CA$137,328——
Chamberlain University-Illinois IL$138,009$136,436$38,589
University of Arkansas AR$99,716$136,259—
The University of Texas at El Paso TX$136,161——
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center TX$119,339$135,560$61,500
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$119,441$135,401—
University of North Florida FL$143,195$135,151$51,250
University of Arizona AZ$124,212$134,984$77,475
Holy Family University PA$134,802——
Capella University MN$133,131$134,483$40,133
Pacific Lutheran University WA$134,324—$92,250
Baylor University TX$134,126—$96,357
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School MA$113,298$134,104$106,689
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$130,155$133,752—
Troy University AL$133,413——
University of Utah UT$113,818$133,019$57,505
Rush University IL$126,914$132,917$89,602
University of Alabama in Huntsville AL$130,983$132,900—
Walden University MN$133,336$132,421$87,663
University of Iowa IA$126,818$132,306$88,550
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$134,224$131,857$51,398
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio TX$131,561—$61,500
Purdue University Global IN$121,701$131,220$68,032
Frontier Nursing University KY$129,691$130,663$64,368
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI—$130,480$113,231
Emory University GA$133,873$130,211$155,437
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$109,398$130,060$88,986
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$132,437$129,750—
The College of Saint Scholastica MN$115,051$129,745$88,209
Georgia State University GA$116,923$129,645—
Idaho State University ID$107,796$129,599$61,200
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire WI$113,830$129,249$48,447
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$108,888$128,612$72,069
Metropolitan State University MN$110,618$128,165$82,000
University of South Florida FL$141,382$127,778$94,000
Pennsylvania Western University PA—$127,594—
St Catherine University MN$121,713$127,178$51,138
Montana State University MT$115,961$126,894$48,000
Oklahoma City University OK$127,965$126,859$84,927
Washington State University WA$136,854$126,766$71,061
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA$120,192$126,453$64,000
University of Vermont VT$97,453$126,439$127,900
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$125,777——
Liberty University VA$125,557—$54,912
Robert Morris University PA$102,570$125,509$75,166
George Washington University DC$135,403$125,247—
Weber State University UT$125,203—$33,833
University of Mary ND$112,895$124,741$74,661
Viterbo University WI$134,824$124,304$21,526
East Carolina University NC$107,638$124,244—
Winona State University MN$115,659$123,651$62,824
Seattle Pacific University WA$122,408—$66,391
College of Our Lady of the Elms MA$122,327—$73,548
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$106,626$121,489$82,685
Boston College MA$121,366—$96,322
University of Detroit Mercy MI$120,770——
Mercer University GA$120,733—$56,541
University of Florida FL—$120,248—
North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND—$119,874$45,289
Abilene Christian University TX$118,601——
Duquesne University PA$118,232——
Florida State University FL$116,330$117,560$72,854
Regis College MA$117,530—$61,500
Mount St. Joseph University OH—$116,735—
University of Northern Colorado CO—$116,557—
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$112,234$116,219$49,199
Palm Beach Atlantic University FL$95,072$116,095—
Augsburg University MN$116,515$115,990$72,480
Florida Atlantic University FL$108,522$115,208$42,565
Radford University VA$114,754——
University of Missouri-St Louis MO$110,240$114,746$61,500
Jacksonville University FL$114,616—$54,666
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$114,544——
University of Central Florida FL$114,108—$49,911
Seattle University WA$113,815—$175,469
Augusta University GA$115,026$113,495$97,308
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN—$113,297—
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$113,142—$32,000
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$137,191$112,899$63,764
University of Louisville KY$112,852—$61,500
Washburn University KS$112,659—$56,528
Wichita State University KS$111,882$112,564—
Jacksonville State University AL$112,284—$64,238
Western Kentucky University KY$97,589$112,179—
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh WI$115,782$111,224$57,096
Saint Mary's College IN$110,541——
Medical University of South Carolina SC$117,820$110,118$130,490
Bradley University IL$110,019—$81,829
Marquette University WI—$109,747—
Gardner-Webb University NC$115,561$109,715$49,754
The University of Texas at Tyler TX—$109,690—
East Tennessee State University TN$96,090$108,675$61,500
Pittsburg State University KS$105,631——
Aspen University AZ$102,508—$59,681
Lenoir-Rhyne University NC$102,385—$61,500
South Dakota State University SD$102,072——
Samford University AL$115,176$101,915$59,267
Clarke University IA$114,092$100,847—
Wayne State University MI$100,574—$78,274
Indiana State University IN—$99,526—
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion IN$97,130——
Belmont University TN$95,896——