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The bachelor's program at Wilmington University was ranked #296 on College Factual's Best Schools for nursing list. It is also ranked #3 in Delaware.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Wilmington University handed out 415 bachelor's degrees in nursing. This is a decrease of 10% over the previous year when 461 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 119 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Wilmington University. This makes it the #83 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 37 students received their doctoral degrees in nursing in 2021, making the school the #84 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Nursing majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Wilmington University go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $72,946 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 Wilmington University make a median salary of $100,926. 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 Wilmington University, nursing students borrow a median amount of $23,333 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all nursing bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $27,000.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Wilmington University.
The nursing program at Wilmington University awarded 415 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 73% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Wilmington University with a bachelor's in nursing.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 13 |
Black or African American | 51 |
Hispanic or Latino | 24 |
White | 302 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 10 |
Other Races | 15 |
Of the 119 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Wilmington University, about 10% were men and 90% were women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Wilmington University are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 68% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Wilmington University with a master's in nursing.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 18 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 81 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 5 |
Other Races | 7 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health Sciences & Services | 101 |
Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 90 |
Mental & Social Health Services | 27 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 19 |
Public Health | 8 |
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