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Nursing at Western Connecticut State University

Nursing at Western Connecticut State University

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

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and approximately 5,246 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.

WestConn Nursing Degrees Available

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

WestConn Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at WestConn 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #272 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at WestConn

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

WestConn Nursing Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at WestConn since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at WestConn 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 Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 45
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

WestConn Nursing Master’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 84
Nursing Practice 6
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2

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 Western 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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