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Nursing at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 182 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from San Jose State.

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

San Jose State Nursing Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at San Jose State 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
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 79
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 94
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Best Nursing Schools 156
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 160
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 174
Most Popular Nursing Schools 348

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in nursing from San Jose State. This makes it the #326 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #234 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of San Jose State Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at San Jose State is $89,196. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 42% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at San Jose State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at San Jose State University.

San Jose State Nursing Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 182 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from San Jose State. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at San Jose State since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 San Jose State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 105
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 24
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

San Jose State Nursing Master’s Program

96% Women
76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 nursing majors earned their master's degree from San Jose State. Of these graduates, 4% were men and 96% were women.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 76% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

San Jose State also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 9 students 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 CA, the home state for San Jose State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 34,510 $125,770
Nurse Practitioners 13,420 $133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320
Nurse Anesthetists 1,180 $212,210

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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