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Nursing Science at Rush University

Nursing Science at Rush University

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

Rush University is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,816.

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

Rush University Nursing Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing Science

Online Classes Are Available at Rush University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Rush University offers distance education options for nursing science at the following degree levels:

Rush University Nursing Science Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing science, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Science Student Demographics at Rush University

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

Rush University Nursing Science Master’s Program

81% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of nursing science master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 15% men graduate in nursing science each year. Rush University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing science master's degree from Rush University, 54% 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 Rush University with a master's in nursing science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 83
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Careers That Nursing Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing science 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 Rush University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Registered Nurses 129,400 $73,890
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,810 $69,310

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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