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Highest Paying Health Sciences Majors

Top 50 Health Sciences college majors by estimated median 5-year earnings

# College Major Earnings ROI Employ Degrees Accept SAT
1 U. of the Pacific Pharmaceutical Sciences $182,091 100 99% 99 79% 1330
2 Southwestern Oklahoma State Pharmaceutical Sciences $167,162 100 100% 57 100% —
3 Cal State East Bay Nursing $160,918 100 98% 140 75% —
4 San Jose State Nursing $155,843 100 98% 157 50% —
5 Wagner Physician Assistant $151,809 100 98% 23 82% 1240
6 U. of San Francisco Nursing $149,741 100 98% 258 71% 1290
7 Dominican University of California Nursing $149,349 100 98% 110 93% —
8 U. of New Mexico Pharmaceutics and Drug Design $144,558 100 91% 37 60% 1030
9 San Francisco State Nursing $144,430 100 96% 181 93% —
10 U. of Wisconsin - Madison Pharmaceutical Sciences $143,810 100 96% 43 41% 1450
11 U. of Arizona Pharmaceutical Sciences $143,107 100 94% 71 85% 1280
12 U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor Pharmaceutical Sciences $142,224 99 95% 34 16% 1450
13 U. of Hawaii at Hilo Pharmacy $141,551 100 97% 37 65% 1060
14 Northeastern Pharmacy $140,125 99 100% 58 24% 1490
15 Pacific Union Nursing $139,771 100 96% 55 58% —
16 Samford Pharmaceutical Sciences $139,665 100 98% 86 84% 1160
17 U. of Connecticut Pharmacy $139,585 100 96% 67 54% 1320
18 U. of Kansas Pharmacy $139,238 100 100% 71 88% 1190
19 U. of Mississippi Pharmaceutical Sciences $138,940 100 95% 71 75% 1100
20 University at Buffalo Pharmaceutical Sciences $138,822 100 95% 10 70% 1290
21 Cal State Sacramento Nursing $138,606 100 98% 212 72% —
22 St. John Fisher Pharmacy $137,872 100 97% 17 71% 1210
23 Mercer Pharmaceutical Sciences $137,803 100 96% 25 75% 1260
24 U. of Louisiana at Monroe Pharmaceutical Sciences $135,311 100 100% 45 70% 1260
25 U. of South Carolina Pharmaceutical Sciences $135,032 100 95% 72 55% 1270
26 Duquesne Pharmacy $134,511 99 97% 106 84% 1260
27 Long Island Pharmaceutical Sciences $134,103 100 100% 135 72% 1230
28 Nova Southeastern Pharmaceutical Sciences $133,099 100 93% 147 93% 1160
29 U. of Pittsburgh Pharmaceutical Sciences $133,050 99 99% 21 59% 1370
30 U. of Georgia Pharmaceutical Sciences $132,948 100 95% 17 30% 1370
31 St. John's University - New York Radiologic Technology $132,918 99 97% 15 85% 1250
32 California State University, Monterey Bay Nursing $132,226 100 100% 52 82% —
33 Sonoma State Nursing $131,431 100 99% 62 82% —
34 U. of Southern California Pharmacology and Toxicology $130,817 99 — 28 12% 1500
35 George Washington Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions $130,229 99 99% 16 47% 1420
36 North Dakota State Pharmaceutical Sciences $128,964 100 99% 41 92% —
37 Bushnell Nursing $128,772 99 100% 44 68% —
38 Wichita State Athletic Training $128,612 100 97% 10 85% 1070
39 CUNY Lehman Nursing $128,057 100 99% 170 58% —
40 King's Health Sciences $126,809 99 100% 63 72% 1170
41 Western New England Pharmaceutical Sciences $126,555 99 100% 20 72% 1190
42 Cal State Dominguez Hills Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist $126,318 100 95% 54 85% —
43 Mercy Nursing $125,187 99 97% 332 72% —
44 UCLA Nursing $123,885 99 96% 50 9% —
45 Cal State Dominguez Hills Nursing $122,899 99 94% 165 85% —
46 Cal State Stanislaus Nursing $122,838 99 98% 120 85% —
47 U. of Providence Nursing $121,185 99 97% 55 100% 1230
48 U. of Bridgeport Nursing $120,685 99 100% 128 73% —
49 Chico State Nursing $120,599 99 99% 94 78% —
50 Long Island Nursing $120,566 99 97% 395 72% 1230