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Nursing at California State University - Chico

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Nursing at California State University - Chico

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

Chico State is located in Chico, California and has a total student population of 16,746. Of the 4,313 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Chico in 2021, 119 of them were nursing majors.

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

Chico State Nursing Degrees Available

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

Chico State Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Chico 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.

Ranking Type Rank
47
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 68
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 181
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 581
Best Value Nursing Schools 779
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 883

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Chico State. This makes it the #535 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Chico State Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Chico State is $94,107. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 50% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Chico State

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

Chico State Nursing Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 California State University - Chico with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 34
White 57
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

Chico State Nursing Master’s Program

100% Women
The nursing program at Chico State awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Chico State, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Chico State also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student 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 CA, the home state for California State University - Chico.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 34,510 $125,770
Nurse Practitioners 13,420 $133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320
Nurse Anesthetists 1,180 $212,210

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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