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Registered Nursing at Western Washington University

Registered Nursing at Western Washington University

Every registered nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the registered nursing program at Western Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197.

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

WWU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

WWU Registered Nursing Rankings

The registered nursing major at WWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at WWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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 Western Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses 56,290 $82,670
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,080 $77,540

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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