Nursing at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

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

Purdue Nursing Degrees Available

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

Purdue Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Purdue 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #261 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	141
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Purdue Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Purdue, 93% 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purdue University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	217
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	7
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	2
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	1

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health Sciences & Services
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Other Health Professions
• Public Health

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Registered Nurses	67,870	$64,860
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,350	$101,720
Nurse Practitioners	4,780	$103,200
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,350	$76,280
Nurse Anesthetists	690	$156,580

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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