Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, average salaries, and more. In addition, we cover how USJ ranks in comparison to other schools with nursing programs.
Go directly to any of the following sections:
The bachelor's program at USJ was ranked #428 on College Factual's Best Schools for nursing list. It is also ranked #9 in Connecticut.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Saint Joseph handed out 85 bachelor's degrees in nursing. This is an increase of 8% over the previous year when 79 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in nursing from USJ. This makes it the #197 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.
Nursing majors who earn their bachelor's degree from USJ go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $73,150 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.
Graduates of the master's nursing program at USJ make a median salary of $108,302. 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 USJ, nursing students borrow a median amount of $30,990 in student loans. This is higher than the the typical median of $27,000 for all nursing majors across the country.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the nursing program at USJ is $428 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of Saint Joseph.
Of the 85 students who graduated with a Bachelor’s in nursing from USJ in 2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at USJ are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 67% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Saint Joseph with a bachelor's in nursing.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 12 |
Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
White | 57 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 1 |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 nursing majors earned their master's degree from USJ. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 66% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Saint Joseph with a master's in nursing.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 33 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 1 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
---|---|
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 77 |
Allied Health Professions | 37 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 15 |
Public Health | 9 |
Health Sciences & Services | 3 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.