Nursing at William Carey University

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

William Carey University is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 5,472.

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

William Carey University Nursing Degrees Available

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

William Carey University Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at William Carey University 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.

Nursing Student Demographics at William Carey University

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

William Carey University Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at William Carey University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Carey University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	83
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

William Carey University Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 William Carey University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	159
Nursing Administration	10

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Other Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical 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 MS, the home state for William Carey University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Registered Nurses	29,860	$58,490
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,010	$94,800
Nurse Practitioners	2,930	$109,700
Nursing Instructors and Professors	570	$73,840
Nurse Anesthetists	310	$163,320

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 Woodlot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.