Nursing at Simmons University

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

Simmons is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 6,263 students attend the school each year.

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

Simmons Nursing Degrees Available

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

Simmons Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Simmons 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.

There were 37 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #84 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Simmons

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

Simmons Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Simmons 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 Simmons University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	88
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Simmons Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Simmons, 61% 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 Simmons University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	237
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	82

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Simmons University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	538
Registered Nursing	159
Nursing Practice	33
Nursing Administration	2

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Public Health
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic 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 MA, the home state for Simmons University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses	80,630	$92,140
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Nurse Practitioners	6,200	$122,740
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,720	$87,970
Nurse Anesthetists	810	$191,320

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.