Best Colleges for Nursing


Rank School Program New Grad Median Pay Early Career Pay Sample Size
1 Mercy College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $115,215 $108,835 50
2 Pacific College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $114,248 $105,513 29
3 Sonoma State University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $110,859 $118,191 79
4 California State University-Monterey Bay Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $109,260 $110,683 89
5 California State University-Sacramento Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $105,852 $114,088 258
6 Helene Fuld College of Nursing Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $102,810 $102,479 22
7 California State University-Dominguez Hills Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $102,298 $101,845 165
8 Samuel Merritt University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $101,572 $121,792 585
9 San Francisco State University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $99,655 $118,952 119
10 California State University-East Bay Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $99,479 $127,920 270
11 University of Providence Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $99,225 $103,079 71
12 California State University-Stanislaus Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $98,218 $104,737 143
13 Wagner College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $98,065 $103,705 179
14 College of Staten Island CUNY Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $97,852 $97,105 140
15 Bay Path University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $97,800 N/A 23
16 Grantham University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $97,404 $81,121 21
17 St. Joseph’s University-New York Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $97,056 N/A 31
18 SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $96,869 $101,677 176
19 CUNY Graduate School and University Center Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $94,707 $98,066 117
20 CUNY Medgar Evers College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $94,129 $98,329 46
21 California State University-Chico Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $94,107 $96,478 159
22 Long Island University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $94,012 $100,207 399
23 St. Francis College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $93,866 $102,400 34
24 Bushnell University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $93,757 N/A 20
25 Farmingdale State College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $93,684 $97,699 114
26 Pace University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $93,622 $95,275 231
27 Loma Linda University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $93,366 $94,365 249
28 New York University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $93,346 $98,451 652
29 Concordia College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $93,155 $92,407 43
30 Pacific Union College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $92,597 $107,830 73
31 The College of New Rochelle Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $92,303 $96,328 380
32 Molloy College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $92,243 $94,803 588
33 CUNY Hunter College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $91,886 $100,641 200
34 Vanguard University of Southern California Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $91,857 $89,882 31
35 California State University-Channel Islands Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $91,801 $92,557 150
35 College of Mount Saint Vincent Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $91,801 $95,012 246
37 University of San Francisco Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $91,668 $112,643 279
38 Adelphi University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $91,066 $96,377 566
39 California State University-San Marcos Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $90,827 $90,666 504
40 California State University-Los Angeles Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $90,684 $93,771 217
41 Holy Names University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $90,368 $109,835 19
42 Azusa Pacific University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $90,222 $97,162 534
43 Simpson University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $90,112 $87,775 51
44 CUNY York College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $90,102 $79,204 68
45 California State University-Northridge Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $89,831 $98,535 144
46 Dominican University of California Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $89,815 $119,084 153
47 CUNY Lehman College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $89,786 $102,481 282
48 CUNY New York City College of Technology Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $89,546 $96,572 112
49 San Diego State University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $89,225 $85,451 241
50 San Jose State University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $89,196 $112,207 113
51 Saint Elizabeth University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $88,798 $86,060 62
52 University of California-Los Angeles Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $88,168 $100,320 69
53 Nyack College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $87,287 $97,924 22
54 University of Phoenix-Virginia Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $86,805 $91,501 1322
55 California State University-Fullerton Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $86,611 $94,651 335
56 Aspen University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $86,104 N/A 18
57 Concordia University-Irvine Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $85,686 $85,281 137
58 National University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $85,563 $90,127 515
59 Point Loma Nazarene University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $85,406 $89,492 227
60 Fresno Pacific University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $85,190 N/A 35
61 Mount Saint Mary’s University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $84,742 $95,637 313
62 New York Institute of Technology Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $84,587 $97,277 70
63 Stony Brook University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $84,511 $90,858 365
64 Concordia University-Portland Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $84,018 $89,378 58
65 California State University-Fresno Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $84,004 $89,931 184
66 California State University-Long Beach Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $83,777 $94,848 308
67 American University of Health Sciences Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $83,746 $101,194 101
68 Kean University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $83,745 $82,619 103
69 Dominican College of Blauvelt Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $83,220 $92,585 140
70 Linfield University-School of Nursing Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $83,056 $87,592 469
71 University of Portland Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $82,660 $85,638 263
72 Bay State College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $82,430 $91,288 52
73 Thomas Edison State University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $82,105 $84,262 248
74 Argosy University-Orange County Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $81,681 N/A 80
75 California State University-Bakersfield Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $81,247 $85,224 75
76 Oregon Health & Science University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $80,852 $83,399 559
77 West Coast University-Orange County Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $80,831 $89,318 2707
78 Felician University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $80,485 $82,545 179
79 New Jersey City University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $79,771 $83,056 229
80 California Baptist University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $79,565 $89,271 283
81 California State University-San Bernardino Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $79,025 $91,007 155
82 University of Hartford Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $78,975 $88,677 30
83 Immaculata University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $78,969 $82,645 141
84 Grand Canyon University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $78,940 $80,825 6684
85 SUNY Empire State College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $78,762 $93,382 150
86 University of Maryland Global Campus Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $78,682 N/A 123
87 George Fox University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $78,566 $81,113 79
88 Biola University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $78,482 $86,424 63
89 Sacred Heart University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $78,350 $78,642 256
90 Touro College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $78,318 $85,512 69
91 Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $78,018 $79,581 30
92 University of Mary Washington Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $77,896 N/A 22
93 Framingham State University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $77,800 N/A 29
94 Saint Peter’s University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $77,797 $79,660 47
95 Georgetown University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $77,671 $76,577 21
96 Excelsior College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $77,505 $77,427 145
97 Rowan University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $77,478 $77,437 16
98 American Sentinel College of Nursing and Health Sciences Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $77,305 $81,628 492
99 SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $77,244 $89,784 238
100 Fairfield University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $76,774 $80,847 174
101 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $76,711 $83,410 83
102 Baptist Health System School of Health Professions Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $76,680 $68,196 100
103 Walden University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $76,141 $81,477 872
104 University of Scranton Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $75,695 $90,769 134
105 University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $75,688 $77,494 531
106 William Paterson University of New Jersey Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $75,485 $82,170 103
107 Mount Saint Mary College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $75,219 $91,987 233
108 Western Connecticut State University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $75,081 $76,468 112
109 New England Institute of Technology Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $75,060 N/A 45
110 Lincoln College of New England-Southington Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $75,007 $80,732 24
111 American Public University System Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $74,655 N/A 52
112 Western Governors University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $74,342 $78,577 7915
113 Seton Hall University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $74,331 $77,977 270
114 Ramapo College of New Jersey Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $74,265 $84,019 137
115 Capella University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $74,251 $75,476 765
116 La Salle University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $74,181 $79,475 181
117 Franklin Pierce University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $74,031 $83,930 39
118 Caldwell University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $73,976 $72,625 61
119 Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $73,957 $74,614 208
120 State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $73,935 $63,498 20
121 Villanova University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $73,794 $76,986 284
122 University of Hawaii at Hilo Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $73,736 $79,195 79
123 University of Hawaii at Manoa Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $73,721 $86,326 154
124 Augsburg University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $73,695 $74,567 121
125 Central Connecticut State University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $73,686 $71,268 82
126 Miami Dade College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $73,541 N/A 149
127 Saint Martin’s University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $73,524 $70,114 21
128 Southern Connecticut State University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $73,460 $74,943 166
129 New Mexico Highlands University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $73,248 $79,950 61
130 Neumann University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $73,235 $75,479 161
131 University of Saint Joseph Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $73,150 $71,578 90
132 University of Alaska Anchorage Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $73,122 $70,544 134
133 Broward College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $73,086 $82,157 20
134 The College of New Jersey Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $72,953 $79,839 107
135 Wilmington University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $72,946 $77,375 396
136 Quinnipiac University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $72,897 $79,180 264
137 University of Rio Grande Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $72,838 N/A 18
138 Southern New Hampshire University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $72,753 $77,504 763
139 Rutgers University-New Brunswick Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $72,734 $81,432 962
140 Western New Mexico University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $72,711 $74,533 22
141 University of California-Irvine Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $72,618 $95,882 70
142 Drexel University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $72,616 $79,042 887
143 Benedictine University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $72,536 $70,221 128
144 Keuka College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $72,379 $76,119 131
145 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $72,336 $71,878 105
146 Great Basin College Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $72,244 $72,436 18
147 Miami Regional University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $72,202 N/A 29
148 Seattle University Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $72,161 $73,188 227
149 The University of Texas at Arlington Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $72,026 $75,658 3621
150 The Catholic University of America Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $71,927 $74,919 110


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