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 |