by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Adult Health Nurse/Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Oklahoma City University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in nursing, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at OCU was ranked #546 on College Factual's Best Schools for nursing list. It is also ranked #4 in Oklahoma.
Here are some of the other rankings for OCU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at OCU was $953 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $28,094 | $28,094 |
| Fees | $4,650 | $4,650 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,486 | $9,486 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,750 | $2,750 |
Learn more about OCU 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 OCU took out an average of $29,000 in student loans. That is 28% higher than the national average of $22,660.
nursing who receive their bachelor’s degree from OCU make an average of $63,726 a year during the early days of their career. That is 2% higher than the national average of $62,199.
OCU 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 OCU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 88.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Around 25.9% of nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at OCU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 3 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 89 |
| International Students | 11 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 135 |
*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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