Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing: master's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing graduates (master's degree) one year after graduation, at 466 colleges. National median: $107,526, rising to $120,338 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	Albany Medical College	NY	$265,024	$248,309	$132,166
2	University of New England	ME	$253,529	$221,022	$162,904
3	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	MN	$249,362	$240,586	$69,003
4	Gannon University	PA	$237,113	$197,954	$117,842
5	Wake Forest University	NC	$217,487	$221,028	—
6	Texas Wesleyan University	TX	$216,030	$219,488	$126,297
7	Florida State University	FL	$208,064	$162,329	$87,312
8	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$205,436	$120,482	—
9	Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	$205,027	$193,825	$79,464
10	University of Scranton	PA	$200,941	$126,920	—
11	Newman University	KS	$188,757	$231,867	$111,515
12	Mount Saint Mary's University	CA	$186,308	—	—
13	California State University-East Bay	CA	$176,801	—	—
14	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	TN	$174,706	$131,034	$57,562
15	La Salle University	PA	$168,225	$133,908	$51,250
16	University of Akron Main Campus	OH	$155,003	$146,142	$42,029
17	California State University-Stanislaus	CA	$154,868	—	—
18	San Francisco State University	CA	$154,646	$152,207	$66,841
19	Sonoma State University	CA	$153,933	$144,371	$41,000
20	University of California-Davis	CA	$151,866	$163,702	—
21	Mercy University	NY	$147,383	$128,609	$30,893
22	Samuel Merritt University	CA	$144,760	$155,587	$163,486
23	Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs	CO	$143,849	$103,076	$37,581
24	New York University	NY	$143,833	$151,024	$71,835
25	University of San Francisco	CA	$143,003	$147,482	$135,488
26	Samford University	AL	$142,364	$127,084	$90,709
27	St. Joseph's University-New York	NY	$142,215	$153,908	$56,994
28	Long Island University	NY	$140,465	$144,347	$61,500
29	CUNY Hunter College	NY	$140,223	$142,731	$30,500
30	University of California-San Francisco	CA	$140,181	$159,229	$105,477
31	National University	CA	$139,947	$127,649	$41,000
32	Northeastern University	MA	$139,712	$143,345	$52,979
33	Northeastern University Professional Programs	MA	$139,712	$143,345	$52,979
34	Pace University	NY	$139,452	$140,738	$53,362
35	CUNY Lehman College	NY	$137,853	$144,722	—
36	California State University-Dominguez Hills	CA	$137,117	$151,224	$50,250
37	CUNY Graduate School and University Center	NY	$136,839	—	—
38	Molloy University	NY	$136,656	$148,040	$45,750
39	Boise State University	ID	$136,508	$128,689	$62,943
40	University of Mount Saint Vincent	NY	$136,348	$131,714	—
41	Fresno Pacific University	CA	$136,167	$155,201	$41,000
42	Youngstown State University	OH	$136,152	$147,080	$40,989
43	Dominican University New York	NY	$136,131	$150,101	$34,167
44	Adelphi University	NY	$133,960	$137,582	$59,351
45	Gonzaga University	WA	$133,553	$133,955	$61,499
46	University of Connecticut	CT	$132,624	$133,363	$30,612
47	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$132,624	$133,363	$30,612
48	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	$132,624	$133,363	$30,612
49	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$132,624	$133,363	$30,612
50	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$132,624	$133,363	$30,612
51	California State University-San Marcos	CA	$132,068	$148,800	$53,500
52	American University of Health Sciences	CA	$131,622	—	$40,200
53	SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University	NY	$131,478	$142,553	$28,280
54	West Coast University-Texas	TX	$130,984	$136,520	$37,297
55	West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County	CA	$130,984	$136,520	$37,297
56	Columbia University in the City of New York	NY	$130,699	$142,412	$114,333
57	Westminster University	UT	$130,669	$127,668	$103,657
58	Azusa Pacific University	CA	$130,441	$143,392	$84,736
59	Michigan State University	MI	$130,247	$118,130	—
60	Stockton University	NJ	$130,200	—	—
61	Vanguard University of Southern California	CA	$130,059	—	—
62	Stony Brook University	NY	$129,824	$134,363	$25,000
63	Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing	MO	$129,809	$124,421	$41,000
64	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	$129,755	$137,533	$36,984
65	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	$129,755	$137,533	$36,984
66	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	WA	$129,755	$137,533	$36,984
67	Hofstra University	NY	$129,032	$151,333	—
68	Wayne State University	MI	$128,838	$137,480	$51,250
69	Wagner College	NY	$128,500	$145,987	—
70	Winona State University	MN	$128,354	$134,654	—
71	California State University-Los Angeles	CA	$127,145	$137,184	$27,982
72	The College of New Jersey	NJ	$126,386	$109,410	—
73	Lamar University	TX	$126,178	—	—
74	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	NJ	$126,105	$145,105	$30,750
75	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus	NJ	$126,105	$145,105	$30,750
76	Quinnipiac University	CT	$125,571	—	$56,600
77	Touro University California	CA	$125,473	$159,592	$52,058
78	Touro University Nevada	NV	$125,473	$159,592	$52,058
79	Ramapo College of New Jersey	NJ	$124,991	$119,811	—
80	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale	FL	$124,687	$124,555	$61,500
81	Florida International University	FL	$124,274	$125,543	—
82	California Baptist University	CA	$124,142	$134,166	$86,089
83	University of Alaska Anchorage	AK	$124,045	$121,953	—
84	Empire State University	NY	$123,698	—	—
85	Fairfield University	CT	$123,281	$128,250	$69,960
86	Utica University	NY	$123,231	—	$48,621
87	Rowan University	NJ	$123,155	$134,810	$29,500
88	University of Southern California	CA	$123,133	$161,128	$92,926
89	Arkansas State University	AR	$122,745	$146,230	$25,421
90	San Diego State University	CA	$122,274	$165,564	—
91	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania	PA	$121,967	$129,202	$49,735
92	United States University	CA	$121,934	$143,181	$37,697
93	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$121,715	$124,042	$70,647
94	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	$121,417	$141,227	$34,166
95	Moravian University	PA	$121,045	$119,711	—
96	University of Saint Mary	KS	$120,504	$106,981	—
97	Curry College	MA	$120,482	$128,725	—
98	University of Saint Joseph	CT	$120,430	$125,564	$51,250
99	Russell Sage College	NY	$120,261	$135,279	$50,652
100	Indiana University-Northwest	IN	$120,257	—	—
101	Seton Hall University	NJ	$119,934	$116,553	$50,615
102	University of Massachusetts-Boston	MA	$119,803	$126,694	$38,292
103	Monmouth University	NJ	$119,341	$136,857	$52,322
104	University of Nevada-Reno	NV	$119,322	$123,539	$25,390
105	Bethel University	MN	$119,299	$112,698	$53,128
106	Excelsior University	NY	$119,205	$118,099	$34,167
107	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	$118,843	$125,044	—
108	Drexel University	PA	$118,536	$126,827	$51,250
109	West Virginia Wesleyan College	WV	$118,477	$110,824	—
110	Regis College	MA	$118,441	$123,036	$50,441
111	University of Phoenix-Arizona	AZ	$118,357	$131,365	$28,549
112	American International College	MA	$118,256	$119,643	$54,026
113	William Paterson University of New Jersey	NJ	$118,161	$137,010	$36,651
114	Holy Family University	PA	$118,063	$126,548	—
115	Felician University	NJ	$118,013	$139,444	—
116	University of St Francis	IL	$118,010	$121,222	$42,973
117	Mount Marty University	SD	$118,003	$221,221	—
118	Sacred Heart University	CT	$117,876	$125,904	$36,567
119	Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	MA	$117,830	$132,366	$41,000
120	Midwestern State University	TX	$117,830	$132,498	$40,143
121	The University of Texas at Tyler	TX	$117,631	$127,762	$30,287
122	University of Rhode Island	RI	$117,270	$129,967	$37,250
123	Colorado State University Pueblo	CO	$117,241	$126,927	$50,810
124	California State University-Fullerton	CA	$117,148	$182,816	$30,750
125	California State University-Long Beach	CA	$116,794	$138,776	—
126	Eastern Michigan University	MI	$116,469	$117,970	—
127	Rhode Island College	RI	$116,291	$138,536	—
128	University of Indianapolis	IN	$116,010	$120,214	—
129	University of Hartford	CT	$115,999	$120,508	$25,500
130	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	TX	$115,542	$126,781	$34,811
131	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	LA	$115,505	$111,536	$45,810
132	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	$115,473	$136,869	$55,271
133	York College of Pennsylvania	PA	$115,436	$159,209	—
134	Walden University	MN	$115,362	$122,823	$60,965
135	Grand Canyon University	AZ	$115,281	$123,688	$38,753
136	Husson University	ME	$115,148	$131,409	$50,276
137	Illinois State University	IL	$115,118	$117,757	—
138	Georgetown University	DC	$115,111	$127,831	$127,319
139	The University of Texas at El Paso	TX	$115,086	$121,262	$39,485
140	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$114,968	$126,492	$36,900
141	Thomas Jefferson University	PA	$114,888	$119,929	$41,000
142	Rivier University	NH	$114,842	$127,230	$39,250
143	Minnesota State University-Mankato	MN	$114,811	$119,710	—
144	University of San Diego	CA	$114,710	$124,822	$130,185
145	Binghamton University	NY	$114,681	$123,308	$42,045
146	Allen College	IA	$114,646	$125,589	$45,309
147	California State University-Sacramento	CA	$114,626	$108,293	—
148	Wilkes University	PA	$114,556	$127,350	$43,904
149	Regis University	CO	$114,457	$133,420	$41,000
150	Southern Connecticut State University	CT	$114,438	$138,364	—
151	University of Detroit Mercy	MI	$114,382	$125,601	$69,721
152	Augsburg University	MN	$114,225	—	—
153	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$114,197	$122,994	$45,500
154	Clarkson College	NE	$113,955	$122,735	$52,759
155	Middle Georgia State University	GA	$113,752	$124,939	—
156	Widener University	PA	$113,700	$124,483	$47,904
157	Western University of Health Sciences	CA	$113,692	$132,638	$132,000
158	SUNY Polytechnic Institute	NY	$113,604	$128,525	$35,500
159	University of Missouri-Kansas City	MO	$113,581	$139,097	$43,125
160	Wilmington University	DE	$113,548	$120,495	—
161	Villanova University	PA	$113,462	$125,445	$37,518
162	Auburn University at Montgomery	AL	$113,442	—	$51,250
163	Boston College	MA	$113,371	$117,616	$117,522
164	Cabarrus College of Health Sciences	NC	$113,349	—	—
165	George Washington University	DC	$113,282	$121,460	$51,250
166	D'Youville University	NY	$113,276	$124,200	$45,415
167	Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science	CA	$113,230	$146,374	$94,497
168	Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing	IL	$113,088	$125,082	$29,500
169	Research College of Nursing	MO	$113,057	$125,240	—
170	Yale University	CT	$113,054	$131,639	$139,492
171	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	TX	$113,015	$120,708	$39,887
172	Daemen University	NY	$112,680	$132,040	$43,107
173	Stevenson University	MD	$112,669	$111,980	—
174	Saint Joseph's College of Maine	ME	$112,610	$122,067	$35,860
175	Case Western Reserve University	OH	$112,496	$126,688	$109,373
176	Marymount University	VA	$112,360	$101,471	$63,792
177	Maryville University of Saint Louis	MO	$112,311	$121,675	$59,059
178	Thomas Edison State University	NJ	$112,265	$118,257	—
179	Rockhurst University	MO	$112,250	—	$41,000
180	Franklin University	OH	$112,102	—	$54,668
181	Vanderbilt University	TN	$112,046	$118,826	$107,410
182	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	$111,910	$123,101	$60,877
183	Kentucky Christian University	KY	$111,895	$122,129	—
184	McNeese State University	LA	$111,515	$120,313	$41,000
185	Duke University	NC	$111,341	$122,410	$83,122
186	East Carolina University	NC	$111,253	$119,911	$40,674
187	Shenandoah University	VA	$111,015	$125,241	—
188	Salem State University	MA	$110,988	$122,042	—
189	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	TX	$110,938	$126,759	$44,016
190	Point Loma Nazarene University	CA	$110,814	$130,691	—
191	DeSales University	PA	$110,780	$121,835	$40,889
192	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	$110,519	$119,778	$57,898
193	Post University	CT	$110,400	—	$33,374
194	Keuka College	NY	$110,328	$121,584	—
195	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	$110,328	$125,281	$25,500
196	George Mason University	VA	$110,299	$119,531	$42,166
197	Francis Marion University	SC	$110,240	$119,820	$64,150
198	Northern Arizona University	AZ	$110,084	$117,110	—
199	Texas State University	TX	$110,005	$111,334	$36,130
200	Simmons University	MA	$109,868	$123,629	$71,599
201	Mercer University	GA	$109,859	$128,313	$50,383
202	Le Moyne College	NY	$109,828	$123,940	$48,550
203	Indiana State University	IN	$109,599	$122,651	$31,671
204	Tennessee State University	TN	$109,567	$115,908	—
205	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	TX	$109,514	$129,695	—
206	Graceland University-Lamoni	IA	$109,491	$119,092	$58,287
207	University of Miami	FL	$109,206	$120,982	$54,982
208	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	CO	$109,081	$121,683	$59,450
209	Albany State University	GA	$108,916	$126,877	—
210	Purdue University Global	IN	$108,861	$121,198	$54,091
211	Loyola University Chicago	IL	$108,793	$118,017	$61,682
212	University of Southern Maine	ME	$108,772	$118,908	$29,850
213	Concordia University-Wisconsin	WI	$108,741	$122,169	$38,973
214	North Park University	IL	$108,601	$115,101	—
215	Kennesaw State University	GA	$108,543	$123,603	$29,117
216	Bellin College	WI	$108,491	$119,025	—
217	Purdue University-Main Campus	IN	$108,415	$113,241	—
218	Barry University	FL	$108,280	$145,767	$71,750
219	Frontier Nursing University	KY	$108,129	$117,537	$63,047
220	Upstate Medical University	NY	$108,014	$125,628	$45,042
221	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	IN	$107,984	$115,012	$54,216
222	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global	IN	$107,984	$115,012	$54,216
223	Southern Adventist University	TN	$107,938	$112,639	$41,000
224	Bradley University	IL	$107,932	$123,381	$73,350
225	Capella University	MN	$107,911	$117,823	$17,349
226	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$107,824	$126,516	—
227	Chamberlain University-Illinois	IL	$107,822	$118,689	$44,166
228	ECPI University	VA	$107,752	—	$29,826
229	Madonna University	MI	$107,708	$118,011	$63,431
230	Texas Woman's University	TX	$107,679	$120,705	$36,254
231	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	$107,670	$134,661	$41,000
232	Cedar Crest College	PA	$107,631	—	—
233	Eagle Gate College-Murray	UT	$107,526	—	$81,166
234	Eagle Gate College-Boise Campus	ID	$107,526	—	$81,166
235	Edgewood University	WI	$107,455	$109,385	$42,052
236	University of Louisiana at Monroe	LA	$107,450	—	$38,177
237	University of South Alabama	AL	$107,444	$122,851	$51,250
238	Lewis University	IL	$107,399	$117,706	$39,052
239	Northern Illinois University	IL	$107,337	$120,765	$29,958
240	Lincoln Memorial University	TN	$107,269	$116,481	$57,280
241	American Public University System	WV	$107,245	—	—
242	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$107,187	$117,728	$41,000
243	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	$107,187	$117,728	$41,000
244	St. Thomas University	FL	$107,165	—	$41,000
245	Southeast Missouri State University	MO	$107,146	—	—
246	Olivet Nazarene University	IL	$107,113	$119,831	$47,666
247	Clayton State University	GA	$107,085	$128,972	—
248	Saint Xavier University	IL	$107,053	$117,289	$29,621
249	Aspen University	AZ	$107,004	$106,024	$47,628
250	University of Mary	ND	$106,892	$124,187	$49,020
251	Metropolitan State University	MN	$106,885	$79,007	$61,500
252	The Catholic University of America	DC	$106,867	$114,102	—
253	Indiana University-East	IN	$106,661	$115,214	—
254	James Madison University	VA	$106,661	$106,786	$26,387
255	Goshen College	IN	$106,451	$123,840	—
256	Herzing University-Birmingham	AL	$106,373	$120,338	$39,192
257	Herzing University-Madison	WI	$106,373	$120,338	$39,192
258	Herzing University-Kenosha	WI	$106,373	$120,338	$39,192
259	Herzing University-Brookfield	WI	$106,373	$120,338	$39,192
260	University of South Florida	FL	$106,253	$116,242	$43,412
261	Prairie View A & M University	TX	$106,253	$120,963	—
262	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	LA	$106,238	$117,259	$55,018
263	Endicott College	MA	$106,193	—	$25,150
264	Rutgers University-Camden	NJ	$106,159	$122,331	—
265	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$106,159	$122,331	—
266	Purdue University Northwest	IN	$106,158	$119,447	$34,408
267	Harding University	AR	$106,033	$124,272	$57,129
268	MGH Institute of Health Professions	MA	$106,020	$123,082	$171,967
269	Houston Christian University	TX	$106,002	—	$48,874
270	Georgia State University	GA	$105,987	$117,952	$30,875
271	University of California-Irvine	CA	$105,932	$128,924	$65,803
272	Union University	TN	$105,916	$108,206	$41,116
273	Franciscan University of Steubenville	OH	$105,898	$115,803	$41,000
274	Northwest Nazarene University	ID	$105,830	$98,511	$39,013
275	Queens University of Charlotte	NC	$105,824	$114,542	$41,000
276	Saginaw Valley State University	MI	$105,818	$113,545	$45,526
277	Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	$105,791	$117,140	$41,000
278	Henderson State University	AR	$105,742	—	$41,000
279	Northern Kentucky University	KY	$105,703	$111,560	$46,546
280	Western Governors University	UT	$105,611	$111,688	$17,322
281	Georgia Southwestern State University	GA	$105,528	$109,617	$27,675
282	University of Southern Indiana	IN	$105,516	$119,791	$37,833
283	Columbus State University	GA	$105,475	$111,944	$40,673
284	Nova Southeastern University	FL	$105,447	$113,592	$72,250
285	Texas A & M International University	TX	$105,431	$131,501	$18,638
286	Nicholls State University	LA	$105,367	$120,260	$39,385
287	Old Dominion University	VA	$105,345	$127,286	$46,758
288	Mississippi University for Women	MS	$105,325	$114,384	$20,500
289	Benedictine University	IL	$105,287	$116,040	$45,736
290	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$105,267	$109,684	$61,500
291	Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	$105,261	$113,469	$33,726
292	Georgia Southern University	GA	$105,011	$106,401	—
293	West Texas A & M University	TX	$104,989	$118,510	—
294	Cox College	MO	$104,926	$114,221	$41,000
295	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	IL	$104,858	$108,768	—
296	Indiana University-Kokomo	IN	$104,848	$111,050	—
297	University of Central Missouri	MO	$104,820	$121,342	$30,211
298	South University-Montgomery	AL	$104,756	$119,307	$61,500
299	South University-West Palm Beach	FL	$104,756	$119,307	$61,500
300	South University-Savannah	GA	$104,756	$119,307	$61,500

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing graduates earn?

The median college reports $107,526 in earnings one year after a master's degree in registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing and $120,338 four years after. The highest is $265,024 at Albany Medical College.

How much student debt do registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $45,309 at the typical college.