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Nursing at Norfolk State University

Nursing at Norfolk State University

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at Norfolk State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Norfolk State is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a total student population of 5,457.

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

Norfolk State Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Norfolk State Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Norfolk 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.

Nursing Student Demographics at Norfolk State

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

Norfolk State Nursing Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Norfolk State since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% 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 Norfolk State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 26
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Norfolk State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Norfolk State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 14

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 VA, the home state for Norfolk State University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Registered Nurses 64,750 $69,790
Medical and Health Services Managers 7,650 $116,770
Nurse Practitioners 4,710 $105,170
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,480 $70,540
Nurse Anesthetists 850 $187,320

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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