We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, average starting salaries, and more. In addition, we cover how Emory ranks in comparison to other schools with nursing programs.
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Ranked at #5 in College Factual's most recent rankings, Emory is in the top 1% of the country for nursing students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in Georgia.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Emory University handed out 377 bachelor's degrees in nursing. This is an increase of 4% over the previous year when 364 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 150 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Emory. This makes it the #66 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 28 students received their doctoral degrees in nursing in 2021, making the school the #114 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Nursing majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Emory go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $64,577 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.
Nursing majors graduating with a master's degree from Emory make a median salary of $97,878 a year. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all nursing graduates with a master's is $94,353.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Emory, nursing students borrow a median amount of $25,000 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 Emory is $754 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Emory University.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 377 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Emory. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Emory are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 53% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Emory University with a bachelor's in nursing.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 55 |
Black or African American | 64 |
Hispanic or Latino | 36 |
White | 198 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 7 |
Other Races | 17 |
Of the 150 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Emory, about 14% were men and 86% were women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Emory are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 59% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Emory University with a master's in nursing.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 20 |
Black or African American | 11 |
Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
White | 89 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 15 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Public Health | 436 |
Medicine | 125 |
Allied Health Professions | 90 |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 63 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 35 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.