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Nursing at California State University - Sacramento

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Nursing at California State University - Sacramento

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

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 32,293 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 255 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Sac State.

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

Sac State Nursing Degrees Available

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

Sac State Nursing Rankings

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

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 Sac 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
112
Most Popular Nursing Schools 204
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 251
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 851

In 2021, 61 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Sac State. This makes it the #165 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Sac State Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Sac State is $105,852. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 68% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State Nursing Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 255 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from Sac State. About 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Sac State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 64
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 46
White 107
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 30

Sac State Nursing Master’s Program

90% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 61 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Sac State, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Sac 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 - Sacramento.

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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