Best Colleges for Nursing

Ranked three ways — by what graduates actually earn, by value (earnings vs. what you really pay), and by selectivity. Our rankings, built on real outcomes from U.S. Department of Education data — not opinion.

Where nursing graduates earn the most, four years after finishing.

#School4-Yr EarningsAcceptanceAvg Net Price
1Dominican University of CaliforniaCA$149,62284%$35,333
2University of San FranciscoCA$143,35662%$41,431
3University of Mount Saint VincentNY$120,82285%$21,696
4University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$120,25887%$15,664
5University of ProvidenceMT$119,20650%$17,649
6CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$119,11557%$3,148
7Azusa Pacific UniversityCA$118,54988%$22,212
8New York UniversityNY$118,4339%$37,050
9Long Island UniversityNY$118,33186%$33,062
10Mercy UniversityNY$118,23286%$14,072

Ranked by median earnings 4 years after graduation (graduate-weighted), among schools with at least 25 graduates in this major.

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