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Nursing Education.

Types of Degrees Nursing Education. Majors Are Earning

Students pursuing Nursing Education. can earn degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Associate’s Degree	88
Bachelor’s Degree	19
Master’s Degree	3,701
Doctor’s Degree	125

What Nursing Education. Majors Need to Know

Programs in Nursing Education. develop a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that Nursing Education. graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

According to O*NET, a major in Nursing Education. emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Education and Training — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 5.9 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 5.3 / 7.
• Psychology — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Medicine and Dentistry — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 3.7 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

Skills emphasized by a Nursing Education. program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Instructing — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Speaking — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Learning Strategies — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.

Abilities

Innate abilities most relevant to Nursing Education. careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Speech Clarity — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, Nursing Education. graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Getting Information	4.6 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.6 / 7
Training and Teaching Others	4.6 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.6 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.5 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	4.5 / 7
Working with Computers	4.4 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.3 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.2 / 7
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards	4.2 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by Nursing Education. professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Common Curriculum	Computer based training software	—
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	✓
Google Docs	Word processing software	—
Moodle	Computer based training software	—
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Blackboard software	Data base user interface and query software	—
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	✓
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Sakai CLE	Computer based training software	—
Desire2Learn LMS software	Computer based training software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for Nursing Education. graduates include:

• Clinical Instructor
• Faculty Member
• Advanced Nursing Professor
• Associate Professor
• Practical Nursing Teacher
• Adjunct Instructor
• Nurse Aide Instructor
• Nurse’s Aides Teacher
• Practical Nursing Instructor
• Vocational Nursing Instructor
• Nursing Instructor
• Registered Nursing Professor (RN Professor)
• Continuing Education Instructor
• Instructor
• Nursing Professor

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to Nursing Education. graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Master’s degree	49.6%
Doctoral degree	36.4%
Post-doctoral training	6.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5.7%
Post-master’s certificate	1.5%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in Nursing Education.?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly female, with women earning 91.6% of Nursing Education. degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	3,603	91.6%
Men	330	8.4%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of Nursing Education. graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	2,311	58.8%
Asian	184	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	480	12.2%
Black or African American	518	13.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	22	0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	19	0.5%
Two or More Races	69	1.8%
Race Unknown	319	8.1%
International Students	11	0.3%

^{See minority definition below.}

How Much Do Nursing Education. Graduates Earn?

The U.S. Department of Education tracks median earnings of Nursing Education. graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. Wages typically rise steadily as graduates gain experience and move into mid-career roles.

Years Out	Median Earnings
1 year	$91,596
4 years	$89,352
5 years	$98,782

By year 5 out, median earnings rise to $98,782 — roughly 8% above the 1-year mark.

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker.}

Online Nursing Education. Programs

Distance learning is tracked by IPEDS for Nursing Education.. The table below shows how many graduates earned at least some of their coursework online (Distance-Ed Available) versus completing the entire program online (Distance-Ed Only).

Award Level	Distance-Ed Available	Distance-Ed Only
Bachelor’s	5	0
Master’s	88	16
Doctoral (Research)	7	0

^{Distance-Ed Only = degrees completed entirely online; Distance-Ed Available = degrees including at least some online coursework. Source: IPEDS Completions by Distance Education status.}

Is a Degree in Nursing Education. Worth It?

Looking purely at the federal earnings tracker, Nursing Education. graduates earn a median of $89,352 four years after completion — roughly 135% above the national median for workers with only a high school diploma (~$38,000).

^{ROI estimate compares the program’s 4-yr median earnings against the 2023 BLS CPS median earnings for high-school-only workers. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + BLS Current Population Survey.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	51.32
Arts in Medicine/Health	51.3206
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	51.3201
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities, Other	51.3299
Health Professions Education	51.3202
History of Medicine	51.3205
Medical/Health Humanities	51.3204
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	51.3803
Clinical Nurse Leader	51.3820
Clinical Nurse Specialist	51.3813
Clinical Research Coordinator	51.0719
Critical Care Nursing	51.3814

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.