Nursing at Nicholls State University

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

Nicholls State University is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana and has a total student population of 6,769. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 148 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Nicholls State 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.

Nicholls State University Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Nicholls State 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, Nicholls State University does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Nicholls State University Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Nicholls State 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 Nicholls State 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	58
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools	69
Best Value Nursing Schools	358
	360
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	370
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	481

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Nicholls State University. This makes it the #366 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Nicholls State University Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Nicholls State University is $61,286. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Nursing Student Demographics at Nicholls State University

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

Nicholls State University Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 148 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from Nicholls State University in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Nicholls State University since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Nicholls State University 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 Nicholls State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	124
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Nicholls State University Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 21 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Nicholls State University, about 5% were men and 95% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Nicholls State University, 90% 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 Nicholls State University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Health Sciences & 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 LA, the home state for Nicholls State University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Registered Nurses	43,110	$63,970
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,540	$100,710
Nurse Practitioners	2,820	$105,340
Nursing Instructors and Professors	800	$72,010
Nurse Anesthetists	740	$159,370

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 Z28scrambler under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.