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Master's+17% vs national median835 grads tracked

Health Professions and Related Programs at Northwestern State University

Ranked 40th of 268 master's programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$100,487
middle 50%: $80,892 – $120,209
Median · 5 years out
$118,055
middle 50%: $95,487 – $138,643
Median · 10 years out
$124,655
middle 50%: $100,181 – $148,574

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (master's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Northwestern State University's master's program in Health Professions and Related Programs earn a median $100,487 one year after graduating, rising to $124,655 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% above the national median of $100,614 for this field, ranking 40th of 268 reporting programs.

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
3.2 yrs
≈ $3,336 total interest

Same major at other universities

Quinnipiac University
$119,149 · 5 yrs out
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
$118,977 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
$118,879 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$118,745 · 5 yrs out
Lewis University
$118,293 · 5 yrs out
University of Hartford
$118,165 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$118,026 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Francis
$117,305 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
$116,688 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$116,640 · 5 yrs out
Penn State World Campus
$116,405 · 5 yrs out
Kennesaw State University
$116,217 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Northwestern State University

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 (Bachelor's)
$79,455 · 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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