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Nursing at Point Loma Nazarene University

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

PLNU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 4,616 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 129 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from PLNU.

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

PLNU Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at PLNU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, PLNU does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

PLNU Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at PLNU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at PLNU 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
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 7
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 18
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 49
82
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 89
Best Nursing Schools 141
205
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 270
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 305
Most Popular Nursing Schools 483
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 575
Most Focused Nursing Schools 690

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in nursing from PLNU. This makes it the #306 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #234 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of PLNU Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at PLNU is $85,406. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 36% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at PLNU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Point Loma Nazarene University.

PLNU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Point Loma Nazarene University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 18
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 36
White 60
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

PLNU Nursing Master’s Program

82% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a master's degree in nursing from PLNU. About 18% were men and 82% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. PLNU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from PLNU, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PLNU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 9 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 CA, the home state for Point Loma Nazarene University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 34,510 $125,770
Nurse Practitioners 13,420 $133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320
Nurse Anesthetists 1,180 $212,210

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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