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Nursing at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 251 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from NKU.

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

NKU Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NKU

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.

NKU does offer online education options in nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

NKU Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at NKU 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 NKU 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 Nursing Schools 29
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 114
203
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 206
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 485

In 2021, 466 students received their master’s degree in nursing from NKU. This makes it the #16 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 82 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from NKU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at NKU is $56,585. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

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Nursing Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 251 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from NKU in 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 NKU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 213
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

NKU Nursing Master’s Program

88% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 466 nursing majors earned their master's degree from NKU. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from NKU, 86% 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 Northern Kentucky University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 36
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 401
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

NKU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 82 students 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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Registered Nurses 46,130 $63,100
Medical and Health Services Managers 5,000 $91,820
Nurse Practitioners 3,160 $99,790
Nurse Anesthetists 1,160 $172,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 690 $73,170

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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