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Nursing at Southwest Minnesota State University

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Nursing at Southwest Minnesota State University

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

Southwest Minnesota State University is located in Marshall, Minnesota and has a total student population of 7,259. In 2021, 80 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Southwest Minnesota State University.

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

Southwest Minnesota State University Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Southwest Minnesota State 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? Southwest Minnesota State University offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Southwest Minnesota State University Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Southwest Minnesota State University performed in these rankings.

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 Southwest Minnesota State University 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 Value Nursing Schools 205
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 294
516
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 541
Most Popular Nursing Schools 950
1,120

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Southwest Minnesota State University Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southwest Minnesota State University is $63,193. This is 0% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Southwest Minnesota State University

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

Southwest Minnesota State University Nursing Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 80 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Southwest Minnesota State University, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Southwest Minnesota State University 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 Southwest Minnesota State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 55
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Southwest Minnesota State University 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 MN, the home state for Southwest Minnesota State University.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Registered Nurses 69,000 $78,920
Medical and Health Services Managers 8,220 $110,490
Nurse Practitioners 3,880 $119,160
Nurse Anesthetists 1,920 $188,130

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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