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Nursing at Lewis-Clark State College

If you plan to study Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Lewis-Clark State College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lewis-Clark State College is in Lewiston, ID.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 216 nursing degrees were awarded at Lewis-Clark State College.

Online & Distance Learning at Lewis-Clark State College

Distance learning is available at Lewis-Clark State College. Of 3,801 students, 793 (21%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,111 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Lewis-Clark State College

Rankings can help you compare Lewis-Clark State College’s Nursing program against peer institutions.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Idaho	#2 of 12
Best Schools (Quality)	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#5 of 73
Best Value	Idaho	#6 of 11
Best Value	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#33 of 72
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#416 of 1,918
Best Value	Nationwide	#818 of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Lewis-Clark State College

Those who finish Lewis-Clark State College’s Nursing program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$66,573
2 years	$65,131
3 years	$71,617
4 years	$75,325
5 years	$81,832

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Nursing graduates from Lewis-Clark State College earn a median of $75,325, compared with $55,908 for all Lewis-Clark State College graduates — about 35% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Lewis-Clark State College comes in at $27,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Nursing graduates at Lewis-Clark State College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Nursing graduates at Lewis-Clark State College are 88% women (191) and 12% men (25).

Nursing Bachelor’s Program at Lewis-Clark State College

Among the 185 bachelor’s nursing degrees awarded at Lewis-Clark State College, 88% were women (163) and 12% were men (22).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Lewis-Clark State College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	146
Hispanic / Latino	17
Black / African American	4
Asian	3
Two or More Races	5
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	9

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 16% of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Lewis-Clark State College, lower than the national average of 43%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Lewis-Clark State College

The Nursing program at Lewis-Clark State College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	185
Nursing Administration	31

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Lewis-Clark State College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.