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Nursing at California State University - Fresno

Nursing at California State University - Fresno

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if California State University - Fresno is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and approximately 25,497 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.

Fresno State Nursing Degrees Available

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

Fresno State Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Fresno 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #209 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Fresno State

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

Fresno State Nursing Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Fresno State since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 - Fresno with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 40
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 58
White 26
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Fresno State Nursing Master’s Program

88% Women
76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 76% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Fresno. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 155
Nursing Practice 12

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 - Fresno.

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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