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 Nevada State College. 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, 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. NSC is in the top 10% of the country for nursing. More specifically it was ranked #168 out of 1,848 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #4 in Nevada.
Here are some of the other rankings for NSC.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at NSC paid an average of $385 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $193 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,250 | $18,251 |
| Fees | $825 | $825 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
Learn more about NSC tuition and fees.
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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at NSC in Nursing walked away with an average of $28,468 in student debt. That is 26% higher than the national average of $22,660.
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor’s degree from NSC is $71,311 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $62,199.
Online degrees for the NSC 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 NSC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 84.4% of the nursing students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Around 60.4% of nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at NSC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 52 |
| Black or African American | 24 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 76 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 3 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 |
| White | 108 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 36 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 308 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 5 |
| Communication Sciences | 26 |
*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.
