Nursing

Health

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Early Career Income

$82,990

Lifetime Income

$3.98M

Unemployment rate

1.3%

Female share

89.8%

Occupation concentration

87.3%

in top 10 occupations

Remote work share

8.5%

% who double-major

8.8%

BA Graduates from 2024

151,031

-0.0% vs 2023

How Nursing compares

Ranked against every other major nationally.

57th

percentile

Lifetime income

Higher than 57% of majors

95th

percentile

Unemployment

Lower unemployment than 95% of majors

100th

percentile

Occupation concentration

More concentrated than 100% of majors

Top occupations

See the Occupations and Industries tabs for full breakdowns, Double Majors for the most common second fields of degree, and Earnings for the trajectory by age, and Trends for degree production over time.

Degree titles included in this major

These detailed majors are included in the statistics for Nursing.

Pre-Nursing Studies
Nursing Education
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Nursing Administration
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
Nurse Anesthetist
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery
Nursing Science
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing

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Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Critical Care Nursing
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing
Nursing Practice
Palliative Care Nursing
Clinical Nurse Leader
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing
Forensic Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other

Based on federal labor and demographic data. Data source & methodology