Nursing at Gannon University

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Gannon University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Gannon is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,251.

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

Gannon Nursing Degrees Available

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

Gannon Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Gannon 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #306 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Gannon

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

Gannon Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Gannon 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 Gannon University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	39
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Gannon Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Gannon does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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 Gannon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	69
Nurse Anesthetist	17
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	12
Nursing Practice	4

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health Professions

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 PA, the home state for Gannon University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses	148,520	$70,390
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Nurse Practitioners	7,280	$98,250
Nursing Instructors and Professors	4,010	$78,810
Nurse Anesthetists	1,700	$171,250

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.