Nursing at Missouri Western State University

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

Missouri Western is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and approximately 4,911 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.

Missouri Western Nursing Degrees Available

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

Missouri Western Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Missouri Western 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.

Nursing Student Demographics at Missouri Western

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

Missouri Western Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Missouri Western 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 Western State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	75
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Missouri Western Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Missouri Western, 93% 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 Missouri Western State University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Missouri Western State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	93
Nursing Administration	8

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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 Western 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Americasroof under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.