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Nursing Grads Secure $70K Jobs Amid Falling Entry Listings

4/26/2026

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Nursing graduates secured jobs before graduation at nearly one-third and earned a median starting salary of $70,000.
A ZipRecruiter survey of 3,000 2025 graduates found 20% regret their major, with 46.3% of political science, international relations or public policy majors dissatisfied.
Entry-level job postings on ZipRecruiter fell to 38.6% on March 1, down from 43.4% two years earlier, while health-care jobs generated 43% of March payroll gains, reflecting demand.

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Story summary

Nursing graduates secured jobs before graduation at nearly one-third and earned a median starting salary of $70,000.
A ZipRecruiter survey of 3,000 2025 graduates found 20% regret their major, with 46.3% of political science, international relations or public policy majors dissatisfied.
Entry-level job postings on ZipRecruiter fell to 38.6% on March 1, down from 43.4% two years earlier, while health-care jobs generated 43% of March payroll gains, reflecting demand.