Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Thomas Jefferson University. 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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for nursing majors, Thomas Jefferson University came in at #93. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #4 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Thomas Jefferson University.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Thomas Jefferson University was $1,280 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 | |
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Tuition | $40,680 | $40,680 |
Fees | $1,035 | $1,035 |
Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,869 | $13,869 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,443 | $4,443 |
Learn more about Thomas Jefferson University 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Thomas Jefferson University in Nursing walked away with an average of $27,750 in student debt. That is 22% higher than the national average of $22,660.
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Thomas Jefferson University is $72,690 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $62,199.
Online degrees for the Thomas Jefferson University 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 Thomas Jefferson University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 85.9% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 28.2% of the nursing bachelor’s degrees at Thomas Jefferson University in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 24 |
Hispanic or Latino | 41 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 259 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 49 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Registered Nursing | 273 |
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 110 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health Sciences & Services | 93 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 24 |
Allied Health Professions | 76 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 11 |
Health/Medical Prep Programs | 13 |
*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.