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Nursing at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

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

CDU is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 872 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 214 students received their master's degree in nursing.

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

CDU Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing

CDU Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at CDU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science.

CDU Nursing Master’s Program

78% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 214 nursing majors earned their master's degree from CDU. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. CDU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of degree recipients. That is 54% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 80
Black or African American 57
Hispanic or Latino 41
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 22

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 CA, the home state for Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 34,510 $125,770
Nurse Practitioners 13,420 $133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320
Nurse Anesthetists 1,180 $212,210

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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