Nursing at Adelphi University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Adelphi University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Adelphi is located in Garden City, New York and approximately 7,584 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Adelphi Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

Adelphi Nursing Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #327 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Adelphi

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Adelphi University.

Adelphi Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Adelphi does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adelphi University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Adelphi University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	44
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	21
Nursing Science	3
Nursing Administration	2

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Public Health
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Adelphi University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Registered Nurses	182,490	$85,610
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Nurse Practitioners	13,710	$120,970
Nursing Instructors and Professors	4,380	$91,900
Nurse Anesthetists	1,770	$191,130

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.