Best Colleges for Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing in California

Schools Ranked

$96,134

Avg. Program Earnings

57.8%

Avg. Graduation Rate

Top 25 Schools

College rankings
#	School	Median Earnings	Graduation Rate	School Type
1	California State University-East Bay Hayward, California	$113,585	45.5%	public
2	San Francisco State University San Francisco, California	$111,769	50.1%	public
3	Samuel Merritt University Oakland, California	$110,846		private-nonprofit
4	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, California	$110,432	60.5%	public
5	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, California	$108,495	55.8%	public
6	Pacific College Costa Mesa, California	$101,406	75.9%	private-forprofit
7	Fresno Pacific University Fresno, California	$100,849	55.9%	private-nonprofit
8	University of San Francisco San Francisco, California	$100,292	71.1%	private-nonprofit
9	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, California	$99,447	58.0%	public
10	California State University-Chico Chico, California	$95,797	63.6%	public
11	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, California	$93,875	46.9%	public
12	Pacific Union College Angwin, California	$92,410	51.5%	private-nonprofit
13	San Jose State University San Jose, California	$92,277	64.7%	public
14	California State University-Northridge Northridge, California	$92,124	56.2%	public
15	Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, California	$91,300	55.9%	private-nonprofit
16	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California	$90,678	92.7%	public
17	Loma Linda University Loma Linda, California	$89,658		private-nonprofit
18	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, California	$89,613	53.5%	public
19	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, California	$89,570	64.4%	private-nonprofit
20	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, California	$88,739	54.7%	public
21	Dominican University of California San Rafael, California	$88,637	76.3%	private-nonprofit
22	University of Phoenix-California Ontario, California	$88,250	18.4%	private-forprofit
23	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, California	$88,074	54.2%	public
24	American University of Health Sciences Signal Hill, California	$87,682	50.0%	private-forprofit
25	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California	$87,548	52.6%	public