Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing programs in California

Compare 42 reporting programs using the same federal field and credential definition. Earnings are observed four years after completion.

#	College	City	Median year-4 earnings	Median federal debt
1	California State University, East Bay	Hayward	$150,921	$18,875
2	San Francisco State University	San Francisco	$150,102	$16,875
3	Dominican University of California	San Rafael	$149,622	$27,000
4	Samuel Merritt University	Oakland	$148,193	$25,000
5	Sonoma State University	Rohnert Park	$143,886	$19,750
6	University of San Francisco	San Francisco	$143,356	$27,000
7	Pacific Union College	Angwin	$140,542	$31,000
8	California State University, Monterey Bay	Seaside	$134,489	$9,489
9	Pacific College	Costa Mesa	$132,148	Not available
10	California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento	$129,960	$19,000
11	California State University, Stanislaus	Turlock	$126,959	$23,450
12	San Diego State University	San Diego	$120,799	$18,875
13	American University of Health Sciences	Signal Hill	$120,284	$48,042
14	California State University, San Marcos	San Marcos	$120,196	$25,047
15	University of California, Irvine	Irvine	$119,502	$13,400
16	California State University, Fullerton	Fullerton	$119,353	$17,375
17	Mount Saint Mary's University	Los Angeles	$119,050	$27,000
18	California State University, Dominguez Hills	Carson	$118,588	$18,750
19	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles	$118,566	$20,800
20	Azusa Pacific University	Azusa	$118,549	$26,898
21	California State University, Chico	Chico	$117,543	$20,125
22	California State University, Northridge	Northridge	$116,613	$20,000
23	California State University, Los Angeles	Los Angeles	$116,182	$18,964
24	Point Loma Nazarene University	San Diego	$114,919	$27,000
25	National University	San Diego	$114,413	$37,375
26	Simpson University	Redding	$113,623	$28,635
27	California State University, Channel Islands	Camarillo	$112,691	$19,750
28	Fresno Pacific University	Fresno	$112,178	Not available
29	California State University, Long Beach	Long Beach	$111,681	$18,661
30	West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County	Anaheim	$111,455	$38,145
31	West Coast University-Ontario	Ontario	$111,455	$38,145
32	California State University, Fresno	Fresno	$111,278	$17,938
33	Biola University	La Mirada	$111,200	$29,375
34	Loma Linda University	Loma Linda	$110,805	$31,645
35	California State University, San Bernardino	San Bernardino	$109,499	$18,116
36	California Baptist University	Riverside	$108,157	$35,718
37	Concordia University-Irvine	Irvine	$105,657	$30,500
38	Touro University California	Vallejo	$104,138	$16,002
39	California State University, Bakersfield	Bakersfield	$102,298	Not available
40	Vanguard University of Southern California	Costa Mesa	$102,239	$20,832
41	Chamberlain University-California	Rancho Cordova	$96,132	$39,146
42	Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario	Ontario	$87,378	$51,854

This is an observed-outcomes comparison, not a universal quality ranking. Missing and privacy-suppressed programs are excluded.