Nursing at Governors State University
GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 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.
GSU Nursing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
GSU Nursing Rankings
The nursing major at GSU 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #371 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Nursing Student Demographics at GSU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Governors State University.
GSU Nursing Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Governors State University with a bachelor's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
GSU Nursing Master’s Program
In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Governors State University with a master's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 8 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Concentrations Within Nursing
The following nursing concentations are available at Governors State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Governors State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Registered Nursing | 32 |
Nursing Science | 18 |
Nursing Administration | 6 |
Nursing Practice | 1 |
Related Majors
- Medical Illustration & Informatics
- Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
- Mental & Social Health Services
- Health & Medical Administrative Services
- Public Health
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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.
Occupation | Jobs in IL | Average Salary in IL |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 129,400 | $73,890 |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 14,050 | $121,900 |
Nurse Practitioners | 5,540 | $105,800 |
Nursing Instructors and Professors | 1,810 | $69,310 |
Nurse Anesthetists | 1,510 | $190,500 |
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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.