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Nursing at University of Saint Joseph

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

USJ is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and approximately 2,305 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from USJ.

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

USJ Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USJ

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree

USJ Nursing Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at USJ 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 Graduate Certificate Schools 50
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 108
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 118
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 145
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 288
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 452
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 517
Best Nursing Schools 861

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in nursing from USJ. This makes it the #197 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #383 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from USJ Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at USJ is $73,150. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at USJ

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

USJ Nursing Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 85 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USJ, about 8% were men and 92% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at USJ 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 University of Saint Joseph with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 57
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

USJ Nursing Master’s Program

90% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 nursing majors earned their master's degree from USJ. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from USJ, 66% 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 University of Saint Joseph with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 33
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

USJ also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student 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 CT, the home state for University of Saint Joseph.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Registered Nurses 31,400 $81,220
Medical and Health Services Managers 5,510 $129,480
Nurse Practitioners 2,340 $118,020
Nurse Anesthetists 650 $190,480
Nursing Instructors and Professors 630 $101,760

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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