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East Tennessee State University Bachelor’s in Nursing

464 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$51,760 Average Salary
$25,000 Average Student Debt

The 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 East Tennessee State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the ETSU Bachelor’s in Nursing

#1100 in the U.S
#24 in Tennessee

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at ETSU was ranked #1,100 on College Factual's Best Schools for nursing list. It is also ranked #24 in Tennessee.

Here are some of the other rankings for ETSU.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing 31
Most Popular Colleges for Nursing 50
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing 70
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k) 123
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k) 132
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k) 141
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (With Aid) 141
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k) 143
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing 143
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k) 144
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k) 155
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 169
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k) 173
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 173
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k) 174
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (With Aid) 183
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing 184
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing 190
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k) 194
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 205
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k) 220
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k) 242
Best Nursing Colleges for Veterans 243
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k) 246
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k) 259
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing 276
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing 291
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (With Aid) 292
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k) 312
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 340
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Nursing Graduates 346
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k) 349
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 444
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing 458
Most Focused Colleges for Nursing 479
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Nursing Graduates 496
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing 560
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 666
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k) 798
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k) 873
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k) 916
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Nursing Graduates 955
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k) 1,003
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (With Aid) 1,005
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k) 1,065
Best Nursing Schools 1,100
Best Value Colleges for Nursing 1,374
Highest Paid Nursing Graduates 1,752

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Nursing from ETSU Cost?

$9,259 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$25,000 Average Student Debt

ETSU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at ETSU was $1,183 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $301 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $7,340 $25,487
Fees $1,919 $1,919
Books and Supplies $1,350 $1,350
On Campus Room and Board $8,938 $8,938
On Campus Other Expenses $5,520 $5,520

Learn more about ETSU tuition and fees.

ETSU Nursing Bachelor’s Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at ETSU in Nursing walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 10% higher than the national average of $22,660.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Nursing From ETSU?

$51,760 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

nursing who receive their bachelor’s degree from ETSU make an average of $51,760 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% lower than the national average of $62,199.

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Does ETSU Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Nursing?

ETSU 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 ETSU Online Learning page.

ETSU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Nursing

464 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
82.5% Women
12.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 464 students received their bachelor’s degree in nursing. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 82.5% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.9% of the nursing bachelor’s degrees at ETSU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 38
Hispanic or Latino 3
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 390
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 22

Bachelor’s in Nursing Focus Areas at ETSU

Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 464

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Dental Support Services 34
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17
Allied Health Professions 78
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 27
Public Health 34

View All Nursing Related Majors >

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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