Bachelor's+5% vs national median4,630 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Northwestern State University
Ranked 129th of 391 bachelor's programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$73,436
middle 50%: $59,063 – $87,603
Median · 5 years out
$79,455
middle 50%: $61,075 – $100,390
Median · 10 years out
$90,418
middle 50%: $69,833 – $119,533
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Health Professions graduates at Northwestern State University earn $73k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings reach $90k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
4.6 yrs
≈ $4,832 total interest
Same major at other universities
Saint Mary of the Woods College
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Goodwin University
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$79,721 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$79,585 · 5 yrs out
Chicago State University
$79,542 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$79,476 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$79,175 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$79,171 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$79,123 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Fort Kent
$79,100 · 5 yrs out
Montana Technological University
$79,072 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$79,010 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Northwestern State University
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$118,055 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$83,121 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$78,838 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$78,838 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$77,655 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$76,246 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$74,924 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$71,994 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$71,994 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
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