Nursing at Westfield State University
Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,395. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Westfield.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
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Westfield Nursing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
Westfield Nursing Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Westfield compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The nursing major at Westfield 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.
| Ranking Type | Rank |
|---|---|
| 179 | |
| 407 | |
| Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 555 |
| Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 628 |
| Best Value Nursing Schools | 1,209 |
| Best Nursing Schools | 1,309 |
Earnings of Westfield Nursing Graduates
The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Westfield is $71,590. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.
Nursing Student Demographics at Westfield
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Westfield State University.
Westfield Nursing Bachelor’s Program
About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Westfield 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 Westfield State University with a bachelor's in nursing.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| White | 59 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Westfield also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 MA, the home state for Westfield State University.
| Occupation | Jobs in MA | Average Salary in MA |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurses | 80,630 | $92,140 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | 15,380 | $133,900 |
| Nurse Practitioners | 6,200 | $122,740 |
| Nursing Instructors and Professors | 1,720 | $87,970 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | 810 | $191,320 |
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 John Phelan under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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