Nursing at California State University - Los Angeles

77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Los Angeles. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 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.

Cal State LA Nursing Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Cal State LA 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.

Nursing Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Nursing Bachelor’s Program

81% Women

77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal State LA since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	67
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	25
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Cal State LA Nursing Master’s Program

80% Women

84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 84% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	6
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	246

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 - Los Angeles.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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