Nursing at Kean University

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

Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and has a total student population of 14,064.

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

Kean Nursing Degrees Available

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

Kean Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Kean 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #327 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Kean

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

Kean 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 17% 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 Kean University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Kean Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kean University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing Science	62

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health
• Communication Sciences
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• 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 NJ, the home state for Kean University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Registered Nurses	79,530	$82,750
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,260	$116,750
Nurse Practitioners	5,900	$122,100
Nursing Instructors and Professors	2,000	$89,950
Nurse Midwives	180	$113,980

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 Daniel Collins under License

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