Nursing at National University

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

National University is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 18,070. In 2021, 347 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from National University.

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

National University Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at National University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, National University does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

National University Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at National 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Best Nursing Schools	152
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	392

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in nursing from National University. This makes it the #251 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #383 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from National University Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at National University is $85,563. This is 36% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at National University

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

National University Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 347 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from National University in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at National University since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	70
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	79
White	116
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	73

National University Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 37 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from National University, about 38% were men and 62% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. National University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Alternative Medicine & Systems
• Allied Health Professions
• Health Sciences & Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

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 CA, the home state for National University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses	294,510	$106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Nurse Practitioners	13,420	$133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors	3,390	$101,320
Nurse Anesthetists	1,180	$212,210

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 University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.