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Nursing is a hot degree. Philly-area undergrads can earn more than $70,000 out of college. | Does that Degree Pay?

Pay has risen as health care has become a larger part of the U.S. economy, according to federal data on graduates’ income and debt that The Inquirer turned into an extensive online search tool.

Nursing students Jasmine Jones (left) and Genesis Sanchez (right) with Laura Gitlin, dean of the Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions in a clinical simulation room at the school. The college has the largest bachelor program in the three-state region.
Nursing students Jasmine Jones (left) and Genesis Sanchez (right) with Laura Gitlin, dean of the Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions in a clinical simulation room at the school. The college has the largest bachelor program in the three-state region.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer