2021 Highest Paid Health Professions Graduates
Finding the Best Health Professions School for You
With 258,211 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2018-2019, health professions is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Highest Paid Health Professions Graduates list, to help you choose the best school for you.
This year's Highest Paid Health Professions Graduates ranking analyzed 1,050 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in health professions.
The numbers used in this ranking are early career salaries, which we define to be 10 years after a student started college. This is the salary typically earned 4-6 years after graduation, but may be different depending on how long a person takes to complete their degree.
Salaries of Health Professions Majors After Graduation
After graduation, health professions majors from schools in the United States earn an average salary of $48,865 per year. This is great news for these degree holders since it is 23% more than the national average of $39,802 for typical college graduates!
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2021 Highest Paid Health Professions Grads in the United States
Below you'll see a list of the colleges and universities that produce the highest paid health professions majors.
Top 25 Best Schools for Highly Paid Health Professions Graduates
The City College of New York earned the #1 spot in our 2021 rankings. CCNY is a large public school located in the large city of New York.
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Sonoma State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid health professions school. Located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Samuel Merritt University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Samuel Merritt University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oakland.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Mercy College. Located in the large suburb of Dobbs Ferry, Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Pacific College comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Pacific College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.
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University of Providence earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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California State University - Stanislaus landed the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid health professions school. Located in the suburb of Turlock, Stan State is a public school with a large student population.
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Our rankings recognize St. Francis College as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Brooklyn Heights, SFC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Helene Fuld College of Nursing. HFCN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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Dominican University of California landed the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid health professions school. DUofC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Rafael.
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Wagner College comes in at #11 in this year's ranking. Wagner is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Staten Island.
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Medgar Evers College earned the #12 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Medgar is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to New York Institute of Technology. Located in the suburb of Old Westbury, NYIT is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Our rankings recognize Southern Methodist University as the #13 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Pacific Union College comes in at #14 in this year's ranking. Located in the rural area of Angwin, PUC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The #15 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bay State College. Bay State College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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SUNY Empire State College earned the #16 spot in our 2021 rankings. SUNY Empire is a large public school located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs.
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Simpson University earned the #17 spot in our 2021 rankings. Simpson U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redding.
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Molloy College comes in at #18 in this year's ranking. Molloy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rockville Centre.
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University of Hawaii at Hilo comes in at #19 in this year's ranking. UH Hilo is a small public school located in the town of Hilo.
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Adelphi University landed the #20 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid health professions school. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Our rankings recognize University of San Francisco as the #21 school in this year's rankings. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
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California State University - Channel Islands landed the #22 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid health professions school. Located in the midsize suburb of Camarillo, CSUCI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Our rankings recognize Vanguard University of Southern California as the #23 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Costa Mesa, Vanguard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The #24 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Farmingdale State College. Located in the large suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Remaining Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Highest Paid Health Professions Graduates badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1050 different United States health professions schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Highest Paid Health Professions Graduates award.
Health Professions by Region
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Health Professions Related Rankings by Major
Health Professions Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Nursing | 154,540 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17,317 |
| Public Health | 16,962 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 16,503 |
| Communication Sciences | 11,326 |
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Notes and References
- 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 the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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