by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Registered Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Bradley University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in nursing, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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With the affordable and transfer-friendly online RN to BSN program at Southern New Hampshire University, you can build upon your prior educational journey and enhance your professional experience in a program designed to fit around your schedule.
BS in Nursing - RN to BSN - Accelerated RN to MSN
At Southern New Hampshire University, we understand the demands placed on today's nursing professionals. When it comes to your education, consider saving money and time by electing the RN to MSN pathway. Eligible students will complete graduate courses within their undergraduate program. This pathway allows you to gain a BSN along the way and ultimately shorten your time within the MSN Nursing Education or Population Healthcare tracks.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Bradley was ranked #243 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for nursing majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #12 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for Bradley.
Part-time undergraduates at Bradley paid an average of $930 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $35,060 | $35,060 |
| Fees | $420 | $420 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,280 | $11,280 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,240 | $2,240 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Nursing students who received their bachelor’s degree at Bradley took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 19% higher than the national average of $22,660.
nursing who receive their bachelor’s degree from Bradley make an average of $62,119 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $62,199.
Bradley does not offer an online option for its nursing bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Bradley Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 97.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Around 16.9% of nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Bradley in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 73 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 89 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 3 |
| Public Health | 3 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 16 |
| Other Health Professions | 39 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
