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Nursing at Pacific Lutheran University

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,907 students attend the school each year.

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

PLU Nursing Degrees Available

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

PLU Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at PLU 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.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #136 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at PLU

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

PLU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

83% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at PLU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at PLU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Pacific Lutheran University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	68
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

PLU Nursing Master’s Program

79% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. PLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from PLU, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Nursing

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	94
Clinical Nurse Leader	24
Nursing Practice	23

Mental & Social Health 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 WA, the home state for Pacific Lutheran University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses	56,290	$82,670
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,950	$117,970
Nurse Practitioners	3,430	$117,650
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,080	$77,540
Nurse Anesthetists	730	$195,610

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
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