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Nursing at Goodwin College

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

Goodwin is located in East Hartford, Connecticut and has a total student population of 3,312. Of the 169 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Goodwin College in 2021, 90 of them were nursing majors.

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

Goodwin Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Goodwin

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Goodwin offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Goodwin Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Goodwin compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Goodwin 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 88
101
152
220
329
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 368
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 378
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 445
Best Nursing Schools 460
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 465
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 498
Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools 733

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Goodwin. This makes it the #446 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Goodwin Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Goodwin is $68,519. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Goodwin

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

Goodwin Nursing Associate’s Program

87% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at Goodwin are white. Around 73% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Goodwin College with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 27
White 148
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Goodwin Nursing Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 55
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Goodwin Nursing Master’s Program

92% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a master's degree in nursing from Goodwin. About 8% were men and 92% were women.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

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

Goodwin also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 CT, the home state for Goodwin College.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Registered Nurses 31,400 $81,220
Medical and Health Services Managers 5,510 $129,480
Nurse Practitioners 2,340 $118,020
Nurse Anesthetists 650 $190,480
Nursing Instructors and Professors 630 $101,760

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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