Nursing at Oak Point University

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

Oak Point is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 753. Of the 464 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oak Point University in 2021, 430 of them were nursing majors.

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

Oak Point Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Oak Point

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, Oak Point does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Oak Point Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Oak Point performed in these rankings.

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 Oak Point 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
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	87
Most Focused Nursing Schools	88
Most Popular Nursing Schools	109
Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	114
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	146
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	156
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	169
	175
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	178
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	269
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Best Nursing Schools	296
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	305
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools	306
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	336
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	368
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	403
	453
	470
	1,038
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,119

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Oak Point. This makes it the #337 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #306 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Oak Point Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oak Point is $64,110. This is 2% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Oak Point

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

Oak Point Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 430 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from Oak Point in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Oak Point since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 Oak Point University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	70
Black or African American	96
Hispanic or Latino	130
White	106
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Oak Point Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from Oak Point in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Oak Point does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Oak Point also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Allied Health Professions

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 IL, the home state for Oak Point University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Registered Nurses	129,400	$73,890
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,050	$121,900
Nurse Practitioners	5,540	$105,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,810	$69,310
Nurse Anesthetists	1,510	$190,500

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
• Image Credit: By Runner1928 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.