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Nursing at Missouri Southern State University

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Nursing at Missouri Southern State University

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

Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and has a total student population of 5,045. Of the 933 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Missouri Southern State University in 2021, 61 of them were nursing majors.

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

Missouri Southern Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Missouri Southern Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Missouri Southern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Missouri Southern 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 413
751
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 869

Earnings of Missouri Southern Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Missouri Southern is $53,753. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Missouri Southern

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

Missouri Southern Nursing Bachelor’s Program

93% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 61 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Missouri Southern, about 7% were men and 93% were women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Missouri Southern 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 Missouri Southern State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 47
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Missouri Southern also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MO, the home state for Missouri Southern State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Registered Nurses 71,770 $65,130
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,840 $113,120
Nurse Practitioners 4,390 $102,470
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,210 $77,540
Nurse Anesthetists 1,110 $159,080

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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