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Registered Nursing at Purdue University - Main Campus

Registered Nursing at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every registered nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the registered nursing program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Registered Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

Purdue Registered Nursing Rankings

The registered nursing major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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 registered nursing. This makes the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered 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 registered nursing.

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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 Registered Nursing Master’s Program

93% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of registered nursing master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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Of the students who received a registered 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 registered nursing.

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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

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,350 $76,280

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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