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Nursing at Alcorn State University

Nursing at Alcorn State University

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

Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and approximately 3,230 students attend the school each year.

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

Alcorn State Nursing Degrees Available

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

Alcorn State Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Alcorn State 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #306 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Alcorn State

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

Alcorn State Nursing Associate’s Program

100% Women
77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Alcorn State does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Alcorn State Nursing Bachelor’s Program

97% Women
81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 3% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 Alcorn State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 28
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Alcorn State Nursing Master’s Program

100% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of degree recipients. That is 48% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Alcorn State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alcorn State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 51
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 6
Nursing Practice 4

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 MS, the home state for Alcorn State University.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Registered Nurses 29,860 $58,490
Medical and Health Services Managers 3,010 $94,800
Nurse Practitioners 2,930 $109,700
Nursing Instructors and Professors 570 $73,840
Nurse Anesthetists 310 $163,320

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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