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Registered Nursing at Fort Hays State University

If you plan to study Registered Nursing, consider the program at Fort Hays State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Fort Hays State University is in Hays, KS.

During the most recent reporting year, 120 registered nursing degrees were granted at Fort Hays State University.

Studying Online at Fort Hays State University

Online coursework is an option at Fort Hays State University. Among 12,878 students, 7,032 (55%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,074 (16%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Registered Nursing graduates at Fort Hays State University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Registered Nursing graduates at Fort Hays State University are 88% women (106) and 12% men (14).

Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program at Fort Hays State University

Of the 120 bachelor’s registered nursing degrees awarded at Fort Hays State University, 88% were women (106) and 12% were men (14).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Registered Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Fort Hays State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	96
Hispanic / Latino	7
Black / African American	3
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	2
Unknown	10

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 12% of Registered Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Fort Hays State University, below the national average of 43%.*

*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

Students who finish Registered Nursing program at Fort Hays State University go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for Registered Nursing majors, 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.