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Nursing at Adelphi University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Adelphi University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Adelphi is located in Garden City, New York and approximately 7,584 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 496 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Adelphi.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Adelphi Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Adelphi Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Adelphi compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Adelphi is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 30
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 95
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 141
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 169
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 179
Most Focused Nursing Schools 404

In 2021, 59 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Adelphi. This makes it the #169 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #327 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Adelphi Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Adelphi is $91,066. This is 45% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Adelphi

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Adelphi University.

Adelphi Nursing Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 496 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Adelphi, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adelphi University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 65
Black or African American 58
Hispanic or Latino 73
White 239
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 60

Adelphi Nursing Master’s Program

78% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students graduated with a master's degree in nursing from Adelphi. About 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Adelphi does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adelphi University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Adelphi also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Adelphi University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Registered Nurses 182,490 $85,610
Medical and Health Services Managers 25,830 $143,030
Nurse Practitioners 13,710 $120,970
Nursing Instructors and Professors 4,380 $91,900
Nurse Anesthetists 1,770 $191,130

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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