| 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 |
