OBSERVED EARNINGS · LIKE-FOR-LIKE CATEGORIESHighest-paying majors
National median earnings four years after completion, keeping field and credential level visible.
Health & Clinical15 ranked field-and-credential categories with at least 10 earnings observations
1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's Degree · 34 programs$122,1692Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 1,053 programs$86,2593Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesBachelor's Degree · 16 programs$79,6574Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 100 programs$74,8315Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 80 programs$68,2056Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 279 programs$67,6767Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree · 67 programs$64,2058Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's Degree · 59 programs$62,5859Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 197 programs$59,77810Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 231 programs$58,55711Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree · 308 programs$58,17012Public HealthBachelor's Degree · 256 programs$57,49913Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesBachelor's Degree · 76 programs$55,80414Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 94 programs$54,55815Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 53 programs$51,435Field 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.