Median Starting Salaries (by Institution): Nursing

Salary (by major) data was collected from the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDOE) College Scorecard platform and indicates the median salary of an institution’s graduates two years after receiving their bachelor’s degree in nursing, along with the number of graduates per institution for which the USDOE has salary data. Since the USDOE focuses only on early-career salaries, we limit the salary tables on our Dataverse to “pre-professional” majors where students are more likely to pursue employment immediately after graduation (e.g., as opposed to attending graduate school) and within their undergraduate field of study.

*Note that the USDOE is not able to disclose salary data by major for all institutions offering a major in this area. For example, if a group of individuals within a certain institution is too small, the USDOE must suppress salary data in order to prevent identification of the group’s individuals.

Table Updated December 2023

Institution# GraduatesMedian Starting Salary
110574California State University-East Bay191$113,585
122597San Francisco State University167$111,769SFSU
123572Sonoma State University78$110,432
110617California State University-Sacramento288$108,495
114813Fresno Pacific University17$100,849
122612University of San Francisco216$100,292USF
110495California State University-Stanislaus154$99,447
197197Wagner College157$95,910
110538California State University-Chico120$95,797
190637CUNY Lehman College200$95,348
190558College of Staten Island CUNY144$94,579
190594CUNY Hunter College161$94,255
193900New York University525$94,243NYU
110547California State University-Dominguez Hills146$93,875
196042Farmingdale State College76$93,439
122755San Jose State University121$92,277SJSU
110608California State University-Northridge84$92,124
194091New York Institute of Technology40$91,744NYIT
123651Vanguard University of Southern California68$91,300
193292Molloy College419$90,956
190150Columbia University in the City of New York53$90,856
165671Emmanuel College11$90,856
194310Pace University208$90,727
110662University of California-Los Angeles68$90,678UCLA
188429Adelphi University583$90,625
196264Empire State University90$89,879
441937California State University-Channel Islands107$89,613
109785Azusa Pacific University379$89,570
110510California State University-San Bernardino197$88,739
366711California State University-San Marcos265$88,074
190691CUNY York College33$87,973
110592California State University-Los Angeles133$87,548
122409San Diego State University129$87,377SDSU
112075Concordia University-Irvine91$86,202
110565California State University-Fullerton226$86,042
196097Stony Brook University299$85,898
110583California State University-Long Beach272$85,795
121309Point Loma Nazarene University99$85,206
110556California State University-Fresno198$85,159
123457Simpson University87$84,161
209065Linfield University483$83,349
185262Kean University67$82,238
110653University of California-Irvine54$81,929UCI; UC Irvine
119173Mount Saint Mary's University230$81,662
188304Western New Mexico University18$81,333
187897New Mexico Highlands University40$81,031
215929University of Scranton101$80,779
110486California State University-Bakersfield124$80,521
129525University of Hartford28$80,309
186201Ramapo College of New Jersey130$79,631
209825University of Portland218$78,612
185129New Jersey City University209$77,087
174020Metropolitan State University109$76,998
187444William Paterson University of New Jersey144$76,946
129242Fairfield University114$76,749
237011Western Washington University25$76,460
409698California State University-Monterey Bay22$76,460
165866Framingham State University11$76,460
196015SUNY College of Technology at Canton47$76,117
187134The College of New Jersey85$75,946TCNJ
130226Quinnipiac University196$75,548
163204University of Maryland Global Campus22$75,518
182281University of Nevada-Las Vegas102$75,313UNLV
130776Western Connecticut State University100$75,104
187648Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus27$74,953
130253Sacred Heart University170$74,929
110097Biola University57$74,576
186584Seton Hall University256$74,576
208822George Fox University79$74,307
162283Coppin State University69$73,231
212054Drexel University738$73,199
216597Villanova University123$73,052
186380Rutgers University-New Brunswick442$72,975RU
186371Rutgers University-Camden442$72,975
227526Prairie View A & M University183$72,891
228769The University of Texas at Arlington2326$72,515UT
141565University of Hawaii at Hilo84$72,357
236948University of Washington-Seattle Campus509$72,152UW
377564University of Washington-Tacoma Campus509$72,152UW
377555University of Washington-Bothell Campus509$72,152UW
102553University of Alaska Anchorage118$72,101
130934Delaware State University50$72,022
186876Stockton University56$71,947
235316Gonzaga University82$71,930
131496Georgetown University73$71,686
441900Nevada State College85$71,633
236577Seattle Pacific University105$71,463
166638University of Massachusetts-Boston456$71,098UMass Boston
196246SUNY College at Plattsburgh132$71,095
184782Rowan University22$71,015
164924Boston College107$71,015BC
130493Southern Connecticut State University124$71,015
187985University of New Mexico-Main Campus150$70,863UNM
129020University of Connecticut320$70,783UConn
216366Thomas Jefferson University299$70,761
141574University of Hawaii at Manoa222$70,710
130314University of Saint Joseph113$70,705
213367La Salle University175$70,642
106245University of Arkansas at Little Rock130$70,536
237066Whitworth University22$70,456
167358Northeastern University173$70,200
144892Eastern Illinois University11$70,176
216339Temple University99$70,100
162928Johns Hopkins University190$70,051JHU
215062University of Pennsylvania65$70,009UPenn
193973Niagara University48$69,854
165529Curry College368$69,850
196079Binghamton University254$69,775SUNY Binghamton
236939Washington State University495$69,757WSU
227881Sam Houston State University96$69,740
131520Howard University53$69,547
236595Seattle University45$69,505
217536Salve Regina University114$69,477
197045Utica University315$69,457
214777Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus1015$69,419PSU; Penn State
167394College of Our Lady of the Elms221$69,410
207263Northeastern State University32$69,338
131283The Catholic University of America98$69,338
167729Salem State University241$69,261
182290University of Nevada-Reno198$69,161UNR
165699Endicott College60$69,079
216852Widener University141$69,023
226091Lamar University195$68,975
236230Pacific Lutheran University122$68,875
131469George Washington University135$68,875GWU
190725Daemen University236$68,869
225511University of Houston43$68,858UH
183239Saint Anselm College132$68,858
168430Worcester State University94$68,821
130943University of Delaware111$68,698UDel
166629University of Massachusetts-Amherst220$68,647UMass Amherst
139311Clayton State University179$68,394
168263Westfield State University36$68,331
162584Frostburg State University60$68,219
159009Grambling State University21$68,219
195030University of Rochester198$68,194UR
164173Stevenson University192$68,163
128771Central Connecticut State University83$68,139
212115East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania46$68,079ESU
175005St Catherine University278$68,029
146612Lewis University191$67,995
232706Marymount University215$67,911
149505Trinity Christian College54$67,812
167783Simmons University162$67,789
163453Morgan State University31$67,660
173045Augsburg University73$67,660
181446Nebraska Wesleyan University72$67,395
183080Plymouth State University38$67,324
211556Chatham University61$67,180
173920Minnesota State University-Mankato259$67,079
164076Towson University280$66,984
173160Bethel University220$66,964
165820Fitchburg State University130$66,897
141334University of West Georgia210$66,870
210739DeSales University121$66,852
228875Texas Christian University167$66,737
196088University at Buffalo114$66,681
216764West Chester University of Pennsylvania141$66,653WCU
226833Midwestern State University190$66,631
174899The College of Saint Scholastica435$66,536
145600University of Illinois Chicago239$66,394UIC
174783Saint Cloud State University120$66,377
240727University of Wyoming127$66,369
213613Lock Haven University35$66,355
212133Eastern University48$66,355
217484University of Rhode Island225$66,332URI
240277University of Wisconsin-Green Bay94$66,287
146719Loyola University Chicago194$66,195LUC
171146University of Michigan-Flint346$65,937UMIch Flint
147703Northern Illinois University31$65,924NIU
229179Texas Woman's University534$65,924
211158Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania101$65,876
160658University of Louisiana at Lafayette484$65,856
147828Olivet Nazarene University295$65,855
238661Edgewood College120$65,812
213783Mansfield University of Pennsylvania67$65,784
218724Coastal Carolina University44$65,750
174066University of Minnesota-Twin Cities190$65,723UMN
104151Arizona State University Campus Immersion480$65,662ASU
135726University of Miami187$65,621UM; UMiami
142115Boise State University376$65,621
217420Rhode Island College249$65,610
153834Luther College42$65,441
145813Illinois State University155$65,194ISU
142328Lewis-Clark State College147$65,131
175272Winona State University416$65,101
229814West Texas A & M University92$65,089
240107Viterbo University257$65,052
216931Wilkes University101$65,035
214041Millersville University of Pennsylvania42$64,990
141644Hawaii Pacific University104$64,990
174358Minnesota State University Moorhead90$64,865
230995Norwich University50$64,865
240444University of Wisconsin-Madison194$64,769UW Madison
166513University of Massachusetts-Lowell77$64,706UMass Lowell
214157Moravian University60$64,659
104179University of Arizona128$64,617
228778The University of Texas at Austin130$64,593UT; UT Austin
133669Florida Atlantic University212$64,415FAU
232186George Mason University205$64,373
196112SUNY Polytechnic Institute52$64,358
167987University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth113$64,258UMass Dartmouth
223232Baylor University254$64,216
207351Oklahoma Panhandle State University29$64,196
224554Texas A & M University-Commerce24$64,196
139658Emory University178$64,055
198419Duke University182$63,970
232423James Madison University213$63,965JMU
207458Oklahoma City University197$63,898
230834Castleton University49$63,855
237367Fairmont State University82$63,855
144962Elmhurst University83$63,832
147679North Park University135$63,826
161457University of New England135$63,806
222831Angelo State University113$63,781
228431Stephen F Austin State University182$63,768
138716Albany State University32$63,749
216038Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania102$63,749
199157North Carolina Central University95$63,705NCCU
181604College of Saint Mary53$63,692
200253Minot State University75$63,666
228723Texas A & M University-College Station141$63,656
170976University of Michigan-Ann Arbor156$63,652UMich
486840Kennesaw State University266$63,622
211361California University of Pennsylvania125$63,402
196121SUNY Brockport212$63,393
214069Misericordia University70$63,377
105330Northern Arizona University622$63,364NAU
151801Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion763$63,353
160038Northwestern State University of Louisiana214$63,326
163851Salisbury University109$63,267
234076University of Virginia-Main Campus82$63,191UVA
139940Georgia State University190$63,143GSU
127918Regis University430$63,140
133951Florida International University224$63,071FIU
193584Nazareth College76$63,005
174747College of Saint Benedict64$63,005
139764Georgia Southwestern State University88$63,005
148496Dominican University13$63,005
228529Tarleton State University184$63,005
183257Granite State College12$63,005
173647Gustavus Adolphus College42$63,005
200059Dickinson State University18$63,005
139463Dalton State College34$63,005
194958Roberts Wesleyan University71$63,005
152600Valparaiso University190$62,934
127565Metropolitan State University of Denver167$62,922
239105Marquette University134$62,885
183062Keene State College69$62,839
145646Illinois Wesleyan University55$62,775IWU
228796The University of Texas at El Paso451$62,710UT
173124Bemidji State University190$62,654
172699Western Michigan University184$62,626
183044University of New Hampshire-Main Campus92$62,616UNH
213996Messiah University67$62,546
181002Creighton University165$62,483
207865Southwestern Oklahoma State University87$62,479
204857Ohio University-Main Campus2515$62,463OU
172644Wayne State University126$62,426
224147Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi238$62,422
433660Florida Gulf Coast University87$62,409
169798Eastern Michigan University228$62,409
211644Clarion University of Pennsylvania87$62,409
200332North Dakota State University-Main Campus213$62,397NDSU
188030New Mexico State University-Main Campus145$62,384NMSU
140447Mercer University209$62,299
195720St. John Fisher University270$62,253
232043Eastern Mennonite University93$62,211
143358Bradley University112$62,165
240338Wisconsin Lutheran College33$62,111
199999Winston-Salem State University374$62,067
160621Southern University and A & M College107$62,064
162007Bowie State University93$62,012
240268University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire205$62,012
173300Concordia College at Moorhead57$61,941
234030Virginia Commonwealth University309$61,929VCU
482149Augusta University221$61,888
231174University of Vermont117$61,875UVM
232265Hampton University48$61,859
144005Chicago State University49$61,814
198543Fayetteville State University132$61,814
156295Berea College13$61,814
160612Southeastern Louisiana University186$61,728
172051Saginaw Valley State University162$61,688
171100Michigan State University231$61,634MSU
137351University of South Florida426$61,603USF
159993University of Louisiana at Monroe97$61,516
154101Northwestern College16$61,516
201195Baldwin Wallace University19$61,516
171571Oakland University486$61,481
237950West Virginia University Institute of Technology201$61,454
238032West Virginia University201$61,454WVU
200280University of North Dakota89$61,437UND
227368The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley210$61,334
238458Carroll University103$61,317
161253University of Maine67$61,218
206941University of Central Oklahoma123$61,192
169910Ferris State University303$61,176
139861Georgia College & State University112$61,096GCSU
232982Old Dominion University101$61,090
142276Idaho State University151$61,042ISU
237792Shepherd University92$61,020
134079Florida Southern College52$61,020
175078Southwest Minnesota State University19$61,020
207971University of Tulsa28$61,020
192323Le Moyne College72$60,943
212106Duquesne University272$60,900
169716University of Detroit Mercy453$60,897
153658University of Iowa162$60,854UI
240453University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee241$60,851
151263University of Indianapolis177$60,821
213987Mercyhurst University13$60,771
127556Colorado Mesa University130$60,746
132602Bethune-Cookman University37$60,623
174844St Olaf College21$60,623
204635Ohio Northern University40$60,623
191533Hartwick College32$60,410
218663University of South Carolina-Columbia260$60,405USC
204796Ohio State University-Main Campus326$60,399OSU
212160Edinboro University of Pennsylvania105$60,399
180106Carroll College54$60,325
179043Rockhurst University66$60,213
215293University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus325$60,207
228459Texas State University119$60,207
139931Georgia Southern University361$60,162
156286Bellarmine University191$60,088
198464East Carolina University435$60,064ECU
201645Case Western Reserve University102$60,045CWRU
482680University of North Georgia124$60,032UNG
239318Milwaukee School of Engineering95$60,030MSOE
159966Nicholls State University127$60,030
207041East Central University120$60,024
161518Saint Joseph's College of Maine130$59,934
157386Morehead State University105$59,919
228802The University of Texas at Tyler270$59,904UT
178402University of Missouri-Kansas City240$59,872UMKC
204936Otterbein University81$59,858
213020Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus193$59,807IUP
152390Saint Mary's College70$59,599
134130University of Florida167$59,576UF
240365University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh116$59,556
482158Middle Georgia State University113$59,543
199120University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill126$59,534UNC Chapel Hill
207500University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus322$59,468
126580University of Colorado Colorado Springs187$59,441
180461Montana State University294$59,411
154235Saint Ambrose University111$59,377
232566Longwood University34$59,350
106397University of Arkansas246$59,308
203128Hiram College45$59,288
199218University of North Carolina Wilmington239$59,253UNCW; UNC Wilmington
199102North Carolina A & T State University42$59,042
179159Saint Louis University242$59,004SLU
220862University of Memphis350$58,968
134097Florida State University116$58,923FSU
133650Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University100$58,919Florida A&M
141264Valdosta State University62$58,898
215655Robert Morris University83$58,881
215743Saint Francis University19$58,866
218061Francis Marion University81$58,866
106704University of Central Arkansas77$58,842
199148University of North Carolina at Greensboro189$58,823UNCG; UNC Greensboro
207209Langston University110$58,796
151324Indiana State University265$58,739ISU
221838Tennessee State University71$58,673
221971Union University152$58,673
170639Lake Superior State University70$58,601
221768The University of Tennessee-Martin67$58,549
222178Abilene Christian University41$58,522
206604Wright State University-Main Campus248$58,494
138354The University of West Florida174$58,454
157058Kentucky State University21$58,402
153144Coe College38$58,402
155317University of Kansas75$58,350KU
149772Western Illinois University51$58,334
199139University of North Carolina at Charlotte249$58,307UNCC; UNC Charlotte
157289University of Louisville256$58,264UL
243780Purdue University-Main Campus42$58,221
207582Oral Roberts University54$58,221
107044Harding University61$58,221
157401Murray State University122$58,142
106458Arkansas State University151$58,142
176965University of Central Missouri245$58,131
170301Hope College57$58,108
159717McNeese State University184$58,104
206084University of Toledo229$58,078
136172University of North Florida162$58,057
151111Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis524$58,015IUPUI
213826Marywood University26$57,995
230764University of Utah45$57,995UU
127741University of Northern Colorado175$57,995
106467Arkansas Tech University127$57,955
217882Clemson University123$57,874
101480Jacksonville State University251$57,874
219356South Dakota State University458$57,860SDSU
169080Calvin University73$57,770
219000Augustana University63$57,724
219471University of South Dakota316$57,693USD
205957Franciscan University of Steubenville76$57,544
176035Mississippi University for Women232$57,538
170082Grand Valley State University255$57,535
132903University of Central Florida210$57,507UCF
155061Fort Hays State University139$57,461
161554University of Southern Maine123$57,422
179955William Jewell College138$57,403
233277Radford University288$57,366
200004Western Carolina University191$57,318WCU
151351Indiana University-Bloomington94$57,318IU; IUB
201885University of Cincinnati-Main Campus237$57,318Cincy
205443Shawnee State University18$57,318
237525Marshall University137$57,318
156620Eastern Kentucky University150$57,318EKU
126182Adams State University26$57,318
153126Clarke University83$57,210
199281University of North Carolina at Pembroke68$57,149
157085University of Kentucky219$57,125UK
206622Xavier University82$57,115
100858Auburn University96$57,082
203517Kent State University at Kent738$57,073
200800University of Akron Main Campus329$57,068
178396University of Missouri-Columbia191$57,066Mizzou
201441Bowling Green State University-Main Campus112$56,957
149231Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville369$56,942
154013Mount Mercy University130$56,847
178420University of Missouri-St Louis313$56,845
137847The University of Tampa33$56,825
171456Northern Michigan University132$56,776
153250Dordt University26$56,776
204024Miami University-Oxford132$56,716
151306University of Southern Indiana158$56,554
201654Cedarville University113$56,532
201104Ashland University144$56,513
207306Northwestern Oklahoma State University50$56,505
150136Ball State University207$56,505BSU
100751The University of Alabama247$56,459
197869Appalachian State University201$56,415App State; ASU
180416Montana Technological University20$56,415
176017University of Mississippi262$56,397Ole Miss
206695Youngstown State University157$56,373
157951Western Kentucky University202$56,281WKU
176372University of Southern Mississippi143$56,254
219602Austin Peay State University159$56,214
218229Lander University77$56,189
139366Columbus State University180$56,169
175342Alcorn State University34$56,157
150066Anderson University76$56,035
178615Truman State University59$56,028
150534University of Evansville22$55,964
202134Cleveland State University201$55,942
100663University of Alabama at Birmingham257$55,753
102094University of South Alabama316$55,598
233897University of Virginia's College at Wise26$55,512
157447Northern Kentucky University204$55,301
107983Southern Arkansas University Main Campus39$55,151
220978Middle Tennessee State University144$55,061
219709Belmont University181$55,026
150668Goshen College44$54,996
102049Samford University79$54,948
179566Missouri State University-Springfield74$54,928
230737Utah Valley University96$54,894
156082Washburn University185$54,812
212601Gannon University118$54,760
155681Pittsburg State University51$54,586
178341Missouri Southern State University61$54,515
102368Troy University114$54,382
229018The University of Texas Permian Basin23$54,252
151342Indiana University-South Bend113$54,174IU
221740The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga115$53,556UTC
179557Southeast Missouri State University132$53,358
230603Southern Utah University84$53,108
219976Lipscomb University81$53,080
101879University of North Alabama149$53,064
155025Emporia State University51$52,941
221759The University of Tennessee-Knoxville153$52,584UTK
178697College of the Ozarks27$52,107
221847Tennessee Technological University124$51,907
220075East Tennessee State University253$51,712
139144Berry College24$51,482
156125Wichita State University190$50,965
100706University of Alabama in Huntsville126$50,554
237932West Liberty University13$50,439
486901Milligan University23$49,840
230038Brigham Young University91$48,752BYU
150941Huntington University25$48,432
237215Bluefield State University21$48,041
220631Lincoln Memorial University208$47,863

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