Nursing at Winston - Salem State University

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

WSSU is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 5,169. Of the 991 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Winston - Salem State University in 2021, 262 of them were nursing majors.

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

WSSU Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WSSU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WSSU does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WSSU Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how WSSU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at WSSU 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
Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools	37
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	140
	187
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	214
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	269
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	271
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	336
Most Focused Nursing Schools	352
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	383
Best Nursing Schools	467
Best Value Nursing Schools	841

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in nursing from WSSU. This makes it the #337 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from WSSU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at WSSU is $63,779. This is 1% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at WSSU

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

WSSU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

The nursing program at WSSU awarded 262 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	63
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	83
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	93

WSSU Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a master's degree in Nursing from WSSU in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. WSSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WSSU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 NC, the home state for Winston - Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Registered Nurses	102,500	$64,850
Medical and Health Services Managers	9,230	$117,650
Nurse Practitioners	4,760	$104,100
Nurse Anesthetists	3,050	$178,250
Nursing Instructors and Professors	2,170	$68,710

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 Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.