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Nursing at Northeastern

Northeastern graduates about 112 nursing majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 26th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $91,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $25 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#26 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year1123% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$91,0001.02× the same major nationally
Research in the field$25Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1440–1550whole school

Around Northeastern

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Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Tosteson Medical Education Center, Longwood Medical Building, Harvard School of Public Health, Behrakis Health Sciences Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 93 · Dorm 82 · Student housing 17 · Athletics 8 · Library 5 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. University of Pittsburgh 80
  2. University at Buffalo–SUNY 80
  3. Marquette University 80
  4. University of Virginia 80
  5. University of California, Irvine 80
  6. Long Island University 79
  7. Saint Louis University 79
  8. University of Scranton 79

Other strong majors at Northeastern

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Northeastern with every school we score in nursing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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