Best ROI: Registered Nursing

Schools offering Registered Nursing ranked by overall ROI score. The average graduate in this field earns $76,181 four years after graduation. These are the schools where this major delivers the strongest financial return.

50 schools ranked

#	School	ROI	Net Price	10yr Earnings	Median Debt	Completion	Tier
1	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	97	$28,699	$111,371	$15,715	96.5%	Exceptional
2	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	96	$12,548	$82,511	$14,000	92.6%	Exceptional
3	Duke University Durham, NC	96	$29,612	$97,800	$13,000	96.8%	Exceptional
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	95	$13,138	$83,648	$19,500	93.2%	Exceptional
5	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	95	$21,565	$86,863	$17,500	95.6%	Exceptional
6	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	94	$14,251	$80,735	$15,000	86.9%	Exceptional
7	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	94	$11,655	$72,200	$14,000	91.2%	Exceptional
8	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	94	$15,564	$75,790	$11,069	81.0%	Exceptional
9	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	94	$14,091	$78,466	$14,615	85.2%	Exceptional
10	Georgetown University Washington, DC	93	$40,815	$103,494	$15,500	94.8%	Exceptional
11	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	92	$6,541	$71,588	$15,000	91.1%	Exceptional
12	Emory University Atlanta, GA	92	$22,585	$80,137	$18,250	91.1%	Exceptional
13	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	92	$41,704	$103,937	$19,000	90.8%	Exceptional
14	Northeastern University Boston, MA	91	$30,915	$92,538	$24,250	90.5%	Exceptional
15	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	91	$17,354	$73,792	$20,484	89.5%	Exceptional
16	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	91	$14,600	$72,424	$19,500	83.1%	Exceptional
17	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	91	$12,319	$78,466	$14,615	65.3%	Exceptional
18	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	91	$10,163	$78,466	$14,615	63.2%	Exceptional
19	University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL	91	$4,815	$71,588	$15,000	84.7%	Exceptional
20	MCPHS University Boston, MA	90	$39,545	$125,557	$25,000	62.0%	Exceptional
21	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	90	$19,857	$75,121	$20,500	88.9%	Exceptional
22	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	89	$21,620	$80,596	$18,500	81.6%	Strong
23	University of Portland Portland, OR	89	$28,210	$82,804	$21,370	79.8%	Strong
24	Villanova University Villanova, PA	89	$43,756	$100,423	$25,874	91.9%	Strong
25	Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX	89	$21,315	$72,097	$17,804	83.9%	Strong
26	Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	89	$22,453	$89,070	$27,000	67.1%	Strong
27	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	88	$6,555	$62,951	$13,750	70.2%	Strong
28	George Washington University Washington, DC	88	$36,586	$90,873	$20,449	84.0%	Strong
29	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	88	$16,778	$69,020	$19,500	85.3%	Strong
30	Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	88	$24,478	$80,928	$27,000	75.5%	Strong
31	Chamberlain University-Michigan Troy, MI	88	$28,045	$92,405	$20,919	100.0%	Strong
32	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	87	$18,784	$74,502	$18,228	75.6%	Strong
33	Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, OH	87	$10,420	$75,103	$22,082	53.8%	Strong
34	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	87	$13,807	$73,997	$21,500	61.6%	Strong
35	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	87	$16,403	$73,997	$21,500	65.0%	Strong
36	Chamberlain University-Missouri St. Louis, MO	87	$30,716	$92,405	$20,919	100.0%	Strong
37	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	86	$10,440	$64,403	$14,289	68.9%	Strong
38	University of Delaware Newark, DE	86	$17,799	$72,950	$24,572	80.5%	Strong
39	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	86	$29,689	$86,881	$25,500	78.8%	Strong
40	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	86	$28,928	$77,449	$14,744	68.6%	Strong
41	Clemson University Clemson, SC	86	$22,253	$71,513	$21,500	86.6%	Strong
42	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	86	$17,915	$76,343	$19,500	67.8%	Strong
43	Chamberlain University-Virginia Vienna, VA	86	$33,199	$92,405	$20,919	100.0%	Strong
44	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	85	$25,097	$73,997	$21,500	83.3%	Strong
45	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	85	$10,974	$68,740	$16,704	61.6%	Strong
46	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	85	$29,278	$79,042	$21,000	85.4%	Strong
47	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	85	$41,190	$87,989	$24,000	87.2%	Strong
48	Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC	85	$20,723	$72,085	$21,096	75.0%	Strong
49	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	85	$10,875	$73,997	$21,500	52.7%	Strong
50	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	84	$15,364	$64,909	$15,000	76.4%	Strong

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Rankings are based on our ROI score (0-100), which weights five quantifiable factors: Earnings Premium (30%), Payback Period (25%), Debt-to-Earnings (20%), Completion Rate (15%), and Loan Repayment (10%). All data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. No subjective criteria are used.

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