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Nursing at Michigan State University

Nursing at Michigan State University

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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

Michigan State Nursing Degrees Available

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

Michigan State Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Michigan State 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 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #136 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Nursing Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Michigan State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 147
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Michigan State Nursing Master’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Michigan State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Michigan State, 80% 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 Michigan State University with a master's in nursing.

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

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 204
Nursing Practice 22
Nursing Science 1

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Registered Nurses 96,680 $71,330
Medical and Health Services Managers 11,960 $111,780
Nurse Practitioners 4,490 $106,880
Nurse Anesthetists 2,250 $180,560
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,410 $81,230

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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