by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Indiana University - Northwest. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in nursing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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.
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 IU Northwest was ranked #1,211 on College Factual's Best Schools for nursing list. It is also ranked #25 in Indiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for IU Northwest.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at IU Northwest paid an average of $664 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $236 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,067 | $19,926 |
| Fees | $648 | $648 |
| Books and Supplies | $930 | $930 |
Learn more about IU Northwest tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Nursing students who received their bachelor’s degree at IU Northwest took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 37% higher than the national average of $22,660.
nursing who receive their bachelor’s degree from IU Northwest make an average of $60,030 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% lower than the national average of $62,199.
Online degrees for the IU Northwest nursing bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the IU Northwest Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 87.3% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in nursing at IU Northwest in 2019-2020, 36.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 45 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 59 |
| Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Support Services | 19 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 21 |
| Allied Health Professions | 22 |
| Public Health | 26 |
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*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.
