Family Practice Nurse/Nursing at Marshall University

What traits are you looking for in a family practice nursing school? To help you decide if Marshall University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's family practice nursing program.

Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and approximately 11,958 students attend the school each year.

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

Marshall University Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Family Practice Nursing

Marshall University Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Rankings

Family Practice Nursing Student Demographics at Marshall University

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

Marshall University Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of family practice nursing master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in family practice nursing each year. Marshall University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a family practice nursing master's degree from Marshall University, 91% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Nursing Administration
• Registered Nursing

Careers That Family Practice Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in family practice 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 WV, the home state for Marshall University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Registered Nurses	19,930	$61,780
Nurse Practitioners	1,080	$100,690
Nursing Instructors and Professors	400	$58,530

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.