2026 Highest Paid Chiropractic Grads in the The Plains States Region

[Chiropractic](/majors/health-care-professions/chiropractic/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a chiropractic degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where chiropractic graduates earn the most.
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2026 Highest Paid Chiropractic Grads in the The Plains States Region
Below are the schools whose chiropractic graduates go on to earn the most.
Highest Paid Chiropractic Graduates
Leading the list is Logan University, our #1 for chiropractic graduate salaries in the The Plains States Region. Located in the suburb of Chesterfield, Logan University is a private not-for-profit institution. Early-career chiropractic graduates from Logan University make a median of around $62,848 per year.
A rank of #2 makes Palmer College Of Chiropractic Davenport one of the highest-paying schools for chiropractic. Set in the city of Davenport, Palmer College Of Chiropractic Davenport is a private not-for-profit institution. Chiropractic graduates of Palmer College Of Chiropractic Davenport earn a median of about $63,417 a year early in their careers.
Northwestern Health Sciences University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in chiropractic, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the city of Bloomington, Northwestern Health Sciences University is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the chiropractic program here go on to a median salary of roughly $41,767.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their chiropractic graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.
More about our data sources and methodologies.