Nursing at Fitchburg State University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Fitchburg State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and approximately 6,728 students attend the school each year.

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

Fitchburg State Nursing Degrees Available

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

Fitchburg State Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Fitchburg 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.

Nursing Student Demographics at Fitchburg State

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

Fitchburg State Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Fitchburg State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	92
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Fitchburg State Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Fitchburg State, 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 Fitchburg State University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Fitchburg State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	143
Nursing Practice	7

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Mental & Social Health Services

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 MA, the home state for Fitchburg State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses	80,630	$92,140
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Nurse Practitioners	6,200	$122,740
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,720	$87,970
Nurse Anesthetists	810	$191,320

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 Found5dollar under License

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