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Basic Certificate in Registered Nursing

Basic Certificates in Registered Nursing

1,030 Yearly Graduations
89% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 47% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 0.8% of registered nursing graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Registered Nursing Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,030 people earned their basic certificate in registered nursing. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in registered nursing at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 146,564
Associate Degree 81,666
Master’s Degree 20,308
Undergraduate Certificate 2,247
Basic Certificate 1,030
Doctor’s Degree 976
Graduate Certificate 838

Earnings of Registered Nursing Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for registered nursing majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for registered nursing students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in registered nursing. About 88.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 114
Women 916
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The racial-ethnic distribution of registered nursing basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 27
Black or African American 235
Hispanic or Latino 168
White 504
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 88
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to registered nursing that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing Administration 53
Surgical Nursing 47
Nursing Research & Other 25
Nursing Practice 19
Environmental Health Nursing 6

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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