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Nursing at Liberty University

Nursing at Liberty University

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

Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and approximately 93,349 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.

Liberty University Nursing Degrees Available

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

Liberty University Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Liberty University 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 42 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #75 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Liberty University

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

Liberty University Nursing Bachelor’s Program

93% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Liberty University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 221
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 44

Liberty University Nursing Master’s Program

81% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Liberty University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Liberty University, 54% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 87
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 41

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Liberty University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Liberty University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 371
Nursing Administration 220
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 89
Nursing Practice 45

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 VA, the home state for Liberty University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Registered Nurses 64,750 $69,790
Medical and Health Services Managers 7,650 $116,770
Nurse Practitioners 4,710 $105,170
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,480 $70,540
Nurse Anesthetists 850 $187,320

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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