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Registered Nursing at Denver College of Nursing

If you plan to study Registered Nursing, consider the program at Denver College of Nursing. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Denver College of Nursing sits in Denver, CO.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 491 registered nursing degrees were awarded at Denver College of Nursing.

Online Class Availability at Denver College of Nursing

Online coursework is an option at Denver College of Nursing. Of 811 students, 230 (28%) studied exclusively online and 411 (51%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Registered Nursing graduates at Denver College of Nursing, by degree type.

Program-wide, Registered Nursing graduates at Denver College of Nursing are 85% women (418) and 15% men (73).

Registered Nursing Associate’s Program at Denver College of Nursing

Of the 60 associate’s registered nursing graduates at Denver College of Nursing, 83% were women (50) and 17% were men (10).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	36
Hispanic / Latino	10
Black / African American	5
Asian	3
Two or More Races	5
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of Registered Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Denver College of Nursing, lower than the national average of 43%.*

Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program at Denver College of Nursing

Of the 402 bachelor’s registered nursing degrees awarded at Denver College of Nursing, 85% were women (343) and 15% were men (59).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Registered Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Denver College of Nursing.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	207
Hispanic / Latino	70
Black / African American	50
Asian	33
American Indian / Alaska Native	4
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2
Two or More Races	20
Unknown	16

Minority students account for 45% of Registered Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Denver College of Nursing, higher than the national average of 43%.*

Registered Nursing Master’s Program at Denver College of Nursing

Of the 29 master’s registered nursing graduates at Denver College of Nursing, 86% were women (25) and 14% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Registered Nursing master’s degree recipients at Denver College of Nursing.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	13
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	8
Asian	3
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1

Minority students account for 55% of Registered Nursing master’s degree recipients at Denver College of Nursing, higher than the national average of 39%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for Registered Nursing Graduates

Those who complete Registered Nursing program at Denver College of Nursing pursue many career paths. Here are the top-paying careers for Registered Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889

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.