Nursing at Howard University

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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 10,859.

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

Howard Nursing Degrees Available

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

Howard Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Howard 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 Howard

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

Howard Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 Howard University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Howard Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Howard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 53% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 60% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Howard University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Howard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	42

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Public Health
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Communication Sciences

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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Registered Nurses	11,110	$92,350
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,580	$145,760
Nurse Practitioners	840	$109,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors	560	$153,830
Nurse Midwives	40	$95,730

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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.