Nursing at Worcester State University

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Worcester State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

Worcester State is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 5,724 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.

Worcester State Nursing Degrees Available

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

Worcester State Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Worcester State 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 Worcester State

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

Worcester State Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 3% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Worcester State 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 Worcester State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	45
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Worcester State Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Worcester State, 79% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Worcester State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Worcester State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	48
Clinical Nurse Specialist	28
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	22

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Other Health Professions
• Communication Sciences
• 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 MA, the home state for Worcester 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.