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Nursing at Baptist Health Sciences University

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, take a look at what Baptist Health Sciences University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Baptist Health Sciences University is in Memphis, TN.

During the most recent reporting year, 98 nursing graduations were recorded at Baptist Health Sciences University.

Online Class Availability at Baptist Health Sciences University

Many students take online classes at Baptist Health Sciences University. Of 891 students, 100 (11%) studied exclusively online and 358 (40%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Baptist Health Sciences University

Use these rankings to compare Baptist Health Sciences University’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Tennessee	#21 of 43
Best Schools (Quality)	Tennessee	#31 of 42
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#307 of 529
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#357 of 506
Best Value	Nationwide	#1013 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1434 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Baptist Health Sciences University

Graduates of Baptist Health Sciences University’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$59,782
2 years	$59,463
3 years	$61,766
4 years	$66,408
5 years	$76,562

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Baptist Health Sciences University earn a median of $66,408, compared with $61,986 for all Baptist Health Sciences University graduates — about 7% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from Baptist Health Sciences University is $47,500.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Nursing graduates at Baptist Health Sciences University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Baptist Health Sciences University are 91% women (89) and 9% men (9).

Nursing Bachelor’s Program at Baptist Health Sciences University

Among the 90 bachelor’s nursing graduates at Baptist Health Sciences University, 92% were women (83) and 8% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Baptist Health Sciences University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	39
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	41
Two or More Races	2
Unknown	4

Minority students account for 52% of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Baptist Health Sciences University, higher than the national average of 43%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Baptist Health Sciences University

The Nursing program at Baptist Health Sciences University breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	90
Nursing Practice	8

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Those who complete Nursing program at Baptist Health Sciences University pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.