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West Coast University - Orange County Bachelor’s in Nursing

759 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$83,166 Average Salary
$37,834 Average Student Debt

The 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 West Coast University - Orange County. 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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Rankings for the West Coast University - Orange County Bachelor’s in Nursing

#24 in the U.S
#10 in California

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, West Coast University - Orange County came in at #24. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #10 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for West Coast University - Orange County.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing 6
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 7
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing 14
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing 22
Best Nursing Schools 24
Most Popular Colleges for Nursing 24
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing 33
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing 47
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing 47
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 56
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Nursing Graduates 68
Most Focused Colleges for Nursing 78
Best Value Colleges for Nursing 128
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Nursing Graduates 144
Highest Paid Nursing Graduates 172
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 454
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 459
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k) 469
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (With Aid) 496
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k) 508
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k) 509
Best Nursing Colleges for Veterans 652
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k) 717
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (With Aid) 795
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k) 836
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k) 849
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k) 1,328
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (With Aid) 1,565
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k) 1,595
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k) 1,597

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Nursing from West Coast University - Orange County Cost?

$24,211 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$37,834 Average Student Debt

West Coast University - Orange County Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at West Coast University - Orange County was $1,203 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $23,186 $23,186
Fees $1,025 $1,025
Books and Supplies $1,525 $1,525

Learn more about West Coast University - Orange County tuition and fees.

West Coast University - Orange County Nursing Bachelor’s Student Debt

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. Nursing students who received their bachelor’s degree at West Coast University - Orange County took out an average of $37,834 in student loans. That is 67% higher than the national average of $22,660.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Nursing From West Coast University - Orange County?

$83,166 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

nursing who receive their bachelor’s degree from West Coast University - Orange County make an average of $83,166 a year during the early days of their career. That is 34% higher than the national average of $62,199.

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Does West Coast University - Orange County Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Nursing?

West Coast University - Orange County 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 West Coast University - Orange County Online Learning page.

West Coast University - Orange County Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Nursing

759 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
78.3% Women
76.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 759 students received their bachelor’s degree in nursing. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 78.3% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 76.3% of the nursing bachelor’s degrees at West Coast University - Orange County in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 285
Black or African American 35
Hispanic or Latino 192
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 32
White 166
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 48

Bachelor’s in Nursing Focus Areas at West Coast University - Orange County

Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 759

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References

*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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