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Nursing at Southern Connecticut State University

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Nursing at Southern Connecticut State University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Southern Connecticut State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 9,331 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,719 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Connecticut State University in 2021, 113 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.

SCSU Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

SCSU Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at SCSU 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 SCSU 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 254
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 267
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 603
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 798
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,661

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in nursing from SCSU. This is the #604 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from SCSU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at SCSU is $73,460. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at SCSU

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

SCSU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 113 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from SCSU in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at SCSU 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 76
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

SCSU 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 Southern Connecticut State University.

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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