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Nursing at Walters State Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, consider the program at Walters State Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Walters State Community College sits in Morristown, TN.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 109 nursing graduations were recorded at Walters State Community College.

Studying Online at Walters State Community College

Online coursework is an option at Walters State Community College. Of 5,899 students, 1,168 (20%) studied exclusively online and 2,137 (36%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Walters State Community College

Use these rankings to compare Walters State Community College’s Nursing program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Tennessee	#2 of 43
Best Schools (Quality)	Tennessee	#23 of 42
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#52 of 529
Best Value	Nationwide	#169 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#256 of 506
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1150 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Walters State Community College

Students who complete Walters State Community College’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$44,447
2 years	$46,790
3 years	$49,373
4 years	$55,122
5 years	$61,671

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Nursing graduates from Walters State Community College take home a median $55,122, compared with $37,184 for all Walters State Community College graduates — about 48% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Walters State Community College is $8,429.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Nursing graduates at Walters State Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at Walters State Community College are 89% women (97) and 11% men (12).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Walters State Community College

Of the 109 associate’s nursing graduates at Walters State Community College, 89% were women (97) and 11% were men (12).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Walters State Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	101
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	1
Asian	1

Minority students account for 7% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Walters State Community College, below the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Walters State Community College

The Nursing program at Walters State Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	109

Top-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Walters State Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.