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Geriatric Nurse/Nursing at Ohio University - Athens Campus

Geriatric Nurse/Nursing at Ohio University - Athens Campus

If you plan to study geriatric nurse/nursing, take a look at what Ohio University - Athens Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and approximately 25,714 students attend the school each year.

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

OHIO Athens Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geriatric Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at OHIO Athens

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, OHIO Athens does offer online courses in geriatric nursing for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

OHIO Athens Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Rankings

Geriatric Nursing Student Demographics at OHIO Athens

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geriatric nursing majors at Ohio University - Athens Campus.

OHIO Athens Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master’s Program

76% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of geriatric nursing master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in geriatric nursing each year. OHIO Athens does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a geriatric nursing master's degree from OHIO Athens, 82% 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus with a master's in geriatric nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Geriatric Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in geriatric 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 OH, the home state for Ohio University - Athens Campus.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Registered Nurses 125,380 $66,820
Nurse Practitioners 7,510 $101,970
Nursing Instructors and Professors 2,770 $71,950

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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