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Nursing at Delgado Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, take a look at what Delgado Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Delgado Community College is in New Orleans, LA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 287 nursing degrees were awarded at Delgado Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Delgado Community College

Many students take online classes at Delgado Community College. Of 12,712 students, 5,276 (42%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,400 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Delgado Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Delgado Community College’s Nursing program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Louisiana	#11 of 26
Best Schools (Quality)	Louisiana	#12 of 28
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#218 of 506
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#271 of 529
Best Value	Nationwide	#867 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1034 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Delgado Community College

Students who complete Delgado Community College’s Nursing program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$58,409
2 years	$56,415
3 years	$56,218
4 years	$62,861
5 years	$74,382

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Nursing graduates from Delgado Community College earn a median of $62,861, compared with $42,743 for all Delgado Community College graduates — about 47% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Delgado Community College is $35,330.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Nursing graduates at Delgado Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Delgado Community College are 91% women (261) and 9% men (26).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Delgado Community College

Among the 287 associate’s nursing graduates at Delgado Community College, 91% were women (261) and 9% were men (26).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Delgado Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	121
Hispanic / Latino	37
Black / African American	110
Asian	7
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	7
International (Nonresident)	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Delgado Community College, above the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Delgado Community College

The Nursing program at Delgado Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	287

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Students who finish Nursing program at Delgado Community College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.