OBSERVED EARNINGS · LIKE-FOR-LIKE CATEGORIES

Highest-paying majors

National median earnings four years after completion, keeping field and credential level visible.

Field familyAll fields STEM & Computing Health & Clinical Business & Management Social & Behavioral Sciences Education Arts, Media & Humanities Law & Public Service Trades & Applied Fields

Degree levelAll credentials Associate Bachelor’s Master’s Doctorate

Health & Clinical75 ranked field-and-credential categories with at least 10 earnings observations

1Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesGraduate/Professional Certificate · 13 programs$221,809 2Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesMaster's Degree · 12 programs$201,718 3Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesMaster's Degree · 17 programs$201,547 4DentistryFirst Professional Degree · 59 programs$175,048 5Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationMaster's Degree · 15 programs$142,512 6Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationDoctoral Degree · 45 programs$137,496 7Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree · 90 programs$136,211 8Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degree · 127 programs$135,560 9Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingFirst Professional Degree · 31 programs$135,340 10Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesMaster's Degree · 14 programs$133,189 11OptometryFirst Professional Degree · 18 programs$131,497 12Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate/Professional Certificate · 38 programs$128,518 13Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree · 219 programs$127,297 14Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's Degree · 34 programs$122,169 15Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree · 447 programs$120,338 16MedicineDoctoral Degree · 28 programs$115,298 17Public HealthDoctoral Degree · 10 programs$111,411 18MedicineFirst Professional Degree · 148 programs$106,469 19Medical Illustration and InformaticsMaster's Degree · 27 programs$103,089 20Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesMaster's Degree · 41 programs$101,300 21Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesDoctoral Degree · 25 programs$88,326 22Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree · 218 programs$87,932 23Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 1,053 programs$86,259 24Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree · 11 programs$83,306 25Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree · 178 programs$82,669 26Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree · 20 programs$81,617 27Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree · 63 programs$81,327 28Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 69 programs$80,951 29Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree · 1,032 programs$79,954 30Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesBachelor's Degree · 16 programs$79,657 31Public HealthMaster's Degree · 207 programs$79,533 32Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 100 programs$74,831 33Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherMaster's Degree · 18 programs$73,446 34Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree · 214 programs$71,838 35Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 80 programs$68,205 36Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 279 programs$67,676 37Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree · 247 programs$66,494 38Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · 243 programs$64,564 39Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree · 67 programs$64,205 40Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's Degree · 44 programs$64,035 41Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · 601 programs$64,016 42Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesMaster's Degree · 34 programs$63,165 43Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's Degree · 59 programs$62,585 44Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsGraduate/Professional Certificate · 12 programs$61,407 45ChiropracticFirst Professional Degree · 10 programs$60,656 46Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree · 216 programs$59,973 47Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 197 programs$59,778 48Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 231 programs$58,557 49Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree · 308 programs$58,170 50Public HealthBachelor's Degree · 256 programs$57,499 51Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 325 programs$56,695 52Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 862 programs$55,921 53Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · 68 programs$55,893 54Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesBachelor's Degree · 76 programs$55,804 55Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 94 programs$54,558 56Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · 16 programs$53,620 57Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree · 63 programs$52,232 58Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate's Degree · 29 programs$51,601 59Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 53 programs$51,435 60Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · 14 programs$49,063 61Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 23 programs$47,714 62Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree · 540 programs$45,151 63Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherAssociate's Degree · 12 programs$44,030 64Public HealthAssociate's Degree · 22 programs$43,403 65Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · 76 programs$41,527 66Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 57 programs$41,420 67Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree · 333 programs$39,604 68Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 116 programs$37,077 69Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 590 programs$35,310 70Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 737 programs$34,558 71Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsMaster's Degree · 26 programs$34,068 72Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 375 programs$34,006 73Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 13 programs$31,150 74Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesAssociate's Degree · 14 programs$30,060 75Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 240 programs$28,641

Field families are reproducible groupings of federal two-digit CIP subject codes. Rankings require at least 10 programs with reported year-4 earnings; missing or suppressed values are not replaced with zero.