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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Howard.

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 596
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 661
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 953
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,566

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in nursing from Howard. This is the #588 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Howard Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Howard is $67,642. This is 8% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

100% Women
93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from Howard. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 35
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 1
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Howard Nursing Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at Howard awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

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

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

Howard 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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