Nursing at Washington State University

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

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and approximately 31,159 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.

Wazzu Nursing Degrees Available

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

Wazzu Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Wazzu 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 49 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Wazzu

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

Wazzu Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Wazzu since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Wazzu 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 Washington State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	62
White	208
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Wazzu 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 Wazzu, 78% 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 Washington State University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Washington State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	403
Nursing Administration	42
Nursing Science	4

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Communication Sciences

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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses	56,290	$82,670
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,950	$117,970
Nurse Practitioners	3,430	$117,650
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,080	$77,540
Nurse Anesthetists	730	$195,610

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
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