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Nursing Education Major

Nursing Education

15 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
3,649 Master's Degrees Annually
#965 in Popularity

Types of Degrees Nursing Education Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many nursing education graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 3,411
Graduate Certificate 214
Doctor’s Degree 114
Associate Degree 89
Bachelor’s Degree 22

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Education?

22 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
95% Percent Women
55% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This major is dominated by women with about 95% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of nursing education majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Online Nursing Education Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 1 0
Certificate (2-4 Years) 0 0
Associate’s Degree 4 0
Bachelor’s Degree 59 31
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 170 82
Post-Master’s 111 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 10 6
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 2 2
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to nursing education.

Major Number of Grads
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 723
Medical/Health Humanities 345
Health Professions Education 73
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities (Other) 59
Arts in Medicine/Health 6
History of Medicine 0

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.

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