Nursing at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 7,615.

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

Tennessee State University Nursing Degrees Available

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

Tennessee State University Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Tennessee 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.

Nursing Student Demographics at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University 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.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% 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 Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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

Tennessee State University Nursing Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Tennessee State University, 100% 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 Tennessee State University with a master's in nursing.

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

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tennessee State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	44
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	1

Related Majors

• Communication Sciences
• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dental Support Services
• Public Health

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 TN, the home state for Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Registered Nurses	60,360	$61,320
Medical and Health Services Managers	10,320	$101,550
Nurse Practitioners	7,010	$95,990
Nurse Anesthetists	2,190	$150,880
Nursing Instructors and Professors	910	$75,300

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 The Peep Holes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.