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Best Colleges for Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

Ranked by graduate earnings. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, updated 2026.

Programs tracked: 156

Avg grad salary: $44,560

Total graduates: 12,233

Top Colleges for Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General: Ranked by Graduate Earnings

Showing schools with reported earnings data. Earnings reflect median graduate salary 4 years after graduation (or 1 year where 4-year data is unavailable).

#	School	Median Salary (4yr)	Starting Salary (1yr)	Graduates	Median Debt	Admit Rate
1	Creighton University Omaha, NE	$129,668	$47,496	16	$27,000	72.3%
2	Touro University New York, NY	$77,878	$98,520	223	$23,875	63.0%
3	Seattle Central College Seattle, WA	N/A	$71,275	81	$18,625	N/A
4	Springfield College Springfield, MA	$70,043	$11,874	86	$27,000	70.2%
5	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ	$68,169	$39,009	148	$26,664	77.8%
6	Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ	$68,169	$39,009	148	$26,664	65.3%
7	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	N/A	$66,407	264	$27,796	96.1%
8	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$65,782	$23,493	71	$15,686	24.0%
9	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$65,693	$29,092	19	$27,000	81.5%
10	Otterbein University Westerville, OH	$65,592	$30,581	20	$27,000	83.3%
11	UIUC Champaign, IL	$65,454	$34,806	60	$21,339	43.7%
12	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	$65,376	$58,970	69	$29,875	96.0%
13	Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, OH	N/A	$65,046	58	$36,050	42.8%
14	University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester, MN	$64,840	$53,988	120	$22,115	71.8%
15	University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN	$64,840	$53,988	120	$22,115	77.0%
16	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$63,797	$34,538	334	$20,780	49.0%
17	Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$63,432	$32,375	23	$20,356	90.0%
18	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	$61,858	$31,550	28	$27,000	73.6%
19	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	$60,512	$27,347	60	$27,000	74.6%
20	Boston University Boston, MA	$59,945	$42,894	112	$26,000	10.8%
21	Stockton University Galloway, NJ	$58,409	$25,791	226	$22,500	88.2%
22	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	$58,360	$44,162	175	$14,449	93.6%
23	National University San Diego, CA	$57,228	$55,679	23	$29,688	N/A
24	Towson University Towson, MD	$56,936	$41,095	114	$25,000	82.8%
25	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	$56,148	$42,602	294	$17,000	96.8%
26	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	$55,728	$29,770	54	$27,000	89.5%
27	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	$55,154	$43,635	36	$31,000	86.1%
28	DePaul University Chicago, IL	$54,773	$34,897	129	$27,000	73.5%
29	Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA	$54,753	$59,186	25	$42,605	93.7%
30	University of New England Biddeford, ME	$54,689	$30,169	47	$27,000	88.8%
31	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	$54,456	$44,443	32	$27,000	91.0%
32	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	$54,388	$32,393	47	$23,750	96.6%
33	Utica University Utica, NY	$53,548	$32,043	41	$26,988	87.2%
34	Siena Heights University Adrian, MI	N/A	$52,998	42	$26,683	66.6%
35	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	$52,807	$47,367	131	$18,000	96.2%
36	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	$52,498	$50,436	54	$49,834	N/A
37	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$52,211	$35,624	26	$26,150	34.4%
38	Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA	$52,159	$28,062	31	$22,336	96.0%
39	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	$52,147	$39,186	367	$23,250	77.0%
40	Tulane University New Orleans, LA	$51,792	$39,553	18	$29,937	14.6%
41	Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK	N/A	$50,704	17	$16,816	100.0%
42	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	$50,108	$37,198	292	$21,500	85.3%
43	AdventHealth University Orlando, FL	$49,372	$29,287	16	$27,166	N/A
44	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	$49,282	$35,810	49	$27,000	80.6%
45	The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID	$49,069	$25,897	27	$21,905	47.2%
46	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	$49,057	$33,871	111	$18,772	76.8%
47	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	$48,875	$36,957	86	$13,332	91.8%
48	University of Washington Seattle, WA	$48,875	$36,957	86	$13,332	42.5%
49	University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	$48,873	$32,157	23	$27,000	83.0%
50	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID	$48,352	$33,122	59	$24,625	N/A
51	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	$48,307	$40,057	110	$19,573	93.7%
52	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	$48,244	$44,109	88	$27,000	99.0%
53	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	$48,090	$34,073	707	$22,500	41.0%
54	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	$47,979	$36,494	71	$15,000	98.3%
55	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	$47,404	$35,563	306	$15,364	86.7%
56	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX	$47,150	$34,063	75	$25,000	89.5%
57	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	$47,072	$31,061	22	$31,000	85.7%
58	Wilmington University New Castle, DE	N/A	$47,002	48	$25,000	N/A
59	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	$46,821	$39,289	98	$27,000	75.0%
60	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	$46,751	$30,586	22	$23,251	69.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are median among graduates who received federal financial aid.

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