Adult Health Nurse/Nursing at Duke University

Every adult health nurse/nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the adult health nursing program at Duke University stacks up to those at other schools.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 16,172 students attend the school each year.

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

Duke Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Adult Health Nursing

Duke Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in adult health nursing, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Adult Health Nursing Student Demographics at Duke

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the adult health nursing majors at Duke University.

Duke Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of adult health nursing master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in adult health nursing each year. Duke does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a adult health nursing master's degree from Duke, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a master's in adult health nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Critical Care Nursing
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
• Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
• Nursing Science
• Nurse Anesthetist

Careers That Adult Health Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in adult health 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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Registered Nurses	102,500	$64,850
Nurse Practitioners	4,760	$104,100
Nursing Instructors and Professors	2,170	$68,710

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bjoertvedt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.