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Nursing at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Nursing at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science stacks up to those at other schools.

CDU is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 872.

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

CDU Nursing Degrees Available

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

CDU Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at CDU 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 CDU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science.

CDU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at CDU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% 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 Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

CDU Nursing Master’s Program

76% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. CDU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% 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 Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 59
Black or African American 53
Hispanic or Latino 25
White 33
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 38

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 Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 126
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 64
Clinical Nurse Leader 55
Registered Nursing 1

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 Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science.

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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