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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Oakwood University

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Oakwood University

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

Oakwood is located in Huntsville, Alabama and approximately 1,374 students attend the school each year.

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

Oakwood Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Practical Nursing

Oakwood Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Rankings

The practical nursing major at Oakwood is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants. 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.

Practical Nursing Student Demographics at Oakwood

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

Oakwood Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of practical nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. The typical practical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% men. So male students are more repesented at Oakwood since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its practical nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants

The following practical nursing concentations are available at Oakwood University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oakwood University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 15

Careers That Practical Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in practical 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 AL, the home state for Oakwood University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Nursing Assistants 22,590 $24,110
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 12,190 $38,230

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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