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The bachelor's program at GSW was ranked #1,047 on College Factual's Best Schools for nursing list. It is also ranked #28 in Georgia.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Georgia Southwestern State University handed out 41 bachelor's degrees in nursing. This is a decrease of 24% over the previous year when 54 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in nursing from GSW. This makes it the #251 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.
Nursing majors who earn their bachelor's degree from GSW go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $61,375 a year. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.
Nursing majors graduating with a master's degree from GSW make a median salary of $95,651 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 GSW, nursing students borrow a median amount of $24,250 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.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Georgia Southwestern State University.
Of the 41 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from GSW in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at GSW are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 76% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Georgia Southwestern State University with a bachelor's in nursing.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 8 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 31 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 1 |
Of the 37 students who graduated with a Master’s in nursing from GSW in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 76% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Georgia Southwestern State University with a master's in nursing.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 28 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 2 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health & Medical Administrative Services | 18 |
Medical Illustration & Informatics | 1 |
Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 1 |
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