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Nursing at California State University - Los Angeles

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 159 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Cal State LA.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Cal State LA performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 108
189
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 229
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 287
Most Popular Nursing Schools 299
Best Nursing Schools 374

In 2021, 73 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Cal State LA. This makes it the #136 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Cal State LA Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA is $90,684. This is 44% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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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
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 159 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from Cal State LA. About 19% were men and 81% were 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.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 57
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 60
White 29
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Cal State LA Nursing Master’s Program

71% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students graduated with a master's degree in nursing from Cal State LA. About 29% were men and 71% were 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 16% 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 California State University - Los Angeles with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 26
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 15
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Cal State LA 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 - 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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