Nursing at Northwest Missouri State University

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Northwest Missouri State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and has a total student population of 7,267.

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

Northwest Nursing Degrees Available

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

Northwest Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Northwest 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 Northwest

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

Northwest Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Northwest 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Northwest Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Northwest, 67% 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 Northwest Missouri 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	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwest Missouri State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	24

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health Professions
• 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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri 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 poster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.