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Health Professions & Nursing

Majors within Health Professions & Nursing, ranked by median graduate earnings five years out.

$78,655
Typical earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
31
Majors in this field
10,331
College programs

Majors in Health Professions & Nursing

1
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
Health Professions & Nursing
$226,546median earnings (5 yr)
33colleges
Strong return DR 80 AExplore
2
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies
Health Professions & Nursing
$214,065median earnings (5 yr)
6colleges
Strong return DR 80 AExplore
3
Medicine
Health Professions & Nursing
$162,555median earnings (5 yr)
155colleges
Strong return DR 80 AExplore
4
Dentistry
Health Professions & Nursing
$161,322median earnings (5 yr)
67colleges
Strong return DR 80 AExplore
5
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
Health Professions & Nursing
$134,513median earnings (5 yr)
166colleges
Strong return DR 80 AExplore
6
Optometry
Health Professions & Nursing
$119,091median earnings (5 yr)
20colleges
Strong return DR 80 AExplore
7
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
Health Professions & Nursing
$98,858median earnings (5 yr)
34colleges
Strong return DR 83 AExplore
8
Medical Illustration and Informatics
Health Professions & Nursing
$94,448median earnings (5 yr)
15colleges
Strong return DR 82 AExplore
9
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Health Professions & Nursing
$90,077median earnings (5 yr)
2,412colleges
Strong return DR 89 AExplore
10
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Health Professions & Nursing
$73,064median earnings (5 yr)
454colleges
Strong return DR 58 CExplore
11
Public Health
Health Professions & Nursing
$70,912median earnings (5 yr)
342colleges
Strong return DR 65 BExplore
12
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
Health Professions & Nursing
$69,404median earnings (5 yr)
88colleges
Strong return DR 66 BExplore
13
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
Health Professions & Nursing
$68,749median earnings (5 yr)
1,125colleges
Strong return DR 59 CExplore
14
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Health Professions & Nursing
$63,917median earnings (5 yr)
447colleges
Strong return DR 47 DExplore
15
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Health Professions & Nursing
$60,290median earnings (5 yr)
82colleges
Strong return DR 45 DExplore
16
Chiropractic
Health Professions & Nursing
$59,519median earnings (5 yr)
14colleges
Break-even DR 22 FExplore
17
Nursing
Health Professions & Nursing
$58,344median earnings (5 yr)
3colleges
Strong return DR 45 DExplore
18
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
Health Professions & Nursing
$58,282median earnings (5 yr)
187colleges
Break-even DR 40 DExplore
19
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Health Professions & Nursing
$55,837median earnings (5 yr)
99colleges
Break-even DR 34 FExplore
20
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Health Professions & Nursing
$52,592median earnings (5 yr)
224colleges
Poor return DR 31 FExplore
21
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Health Professions & Nursing
$50,746median earnings (5 yr)
359colleges
Poor return DR 16 FExplore
22
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Health Professions & Nursing
$49,681median earnings (5 yr)
685colleges
Poor return DR 31 FExplore
23
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Health Professions & Nursing
$47,505median earnings (5 yr)
1,293colleges
Poor return DR 24 FExplore
24
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions
Health Professions & Nursing
$44,457median earnings (5 yr)
13colleges
Poor return DR 29 FExplore
25
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Health Professions & Nursing
$42,686median earnings (5 yr)
598colleges
Poor return DR 25 FExplore
26
Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education
Health Professions & Nursing
$41,022median earnings (5 yr)
5colleges
Poor return DR 17 FExplore
27
Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services
Health Professions & Nursing
$38,727median earnings (5 yr)
1colleges
Poor return DR 19 FExplore
28
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Health Professions & Nursing
$37,958median earnings (5 yr)
1,154colleges
Poor return DR 21 FExplore
29
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
Health Professions & Nursing
$37,846median earnings (5 yr)
32colleges
Poor return DR 6 FExplore
30
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies
Health Professions & Nursing
$30,576median earnings (5 yr)
11colleges
Poor return DR 20 FExplore
31
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
Health Professions & Nursing
$24,728median earnings (5 yr)
207colleges
Poor return DR 18 FExplore
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Top colleges for Health Professions & Nursing

Highest DR-rated colleges that offer Health Professions & Nursing programs.

1
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private
$145,4535-yr earnings
$13,807net price/yr
+1,585%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 94 AView ROI
2
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public
$89,8385-yr earnings
$13,481net price/yr
+664%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 94 AView ROI
3
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · Private
$96,7415-yr earnings
$15,846net price/yr
+656%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
4
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · Private
$110,0175-yr earnings
$18,809net price/yr
+723%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
5
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private
$95,0405-yr earnings
$14,860net price/yr
+671%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
6
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA · Public
$98,6075-yr earnings
$12,116net price/yr
+851%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
7
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY · Public
$85,4565-yr earnings
$3,033net price/yr
+2,378%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 92 AView ROI
8
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · Private
$111,5375-yr earnings
$19,066net price/yr
+718%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 92 AView ROI
9
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
$81,9765-yr earnings
$12,548net price/yr
+569%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 91 AView ROI
10
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public
$83,2535-yr earnings
$13,138net price/yr
+541%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 90 AView ROI
11
Yale University
New Haven, CT · Private
$100,4845-yr earnings
$23,777net price/yr
+456%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 90 AView ROI
12
Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, CA · Public
$139,6825-yr earnings
$7,653net price/yr
+2,649%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 90 AView ROI

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.