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The bachelor's program at WSSU was ranked #589 on College Factual's Best Schools for nursing list. It is also ranked #15 in North Carolina.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Winston - Salem State University handed out 262 bachelor's degrees in nursing. This is a decrease of 2% over the previous year when 268 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in nursing from WSSU. This makes it the #336 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 6 students received their doctoral degrees in nursing in 2021, making the school the #272 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Nursing majors who earn their bachelor's degree from WSSU go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $63,779 a year. This is higher than $62,880, which is the national median for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.
Graduates of the master's nursing program at WSSU make a median salary of $85,095. This is less than what their typical peers from other schools make. Their median salary is $94,353.
While getting their bachelor's degree at WSSU, nursing students borrow a median amount of $24,082 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all nursing bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $27,000.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the nursing program at WSSU is $151 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Winston - Salem State University.
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 ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Winston - Salem State University with a bachelor's in nursing.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 63 |
Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
White | 83 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 8 |
Other Races | 93 |
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.
The majority of the master's degree graduates for this major are black or African Americans. About 63% of grads fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Winston - Salem State University with a master's in nursing.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 15 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 7 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 1 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 140 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 87 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 58 |
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