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Nursing at Concordia University-Irvine

If you are interested in studying Nursing, take a look at what Concordia University-Irvine. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Concordia University-Irvine sits in Irvine, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 129 nursing degrees were awarded at Concordia University-Irvine.

Online & Distance Learning at Concordia University-Irvine

Many students take online classes at Concordia University-Irvine. Among 3,658 students, 1,429 (39%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,267 (35%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Concordia University-Irvine

These rankings give you a sense of how Concordia University-Irvine’s Nursing program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#43 of 141
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#59 of 224
Best Value	California	#109 of 137
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#140 of 1,918
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#177 of 218
Best Value	Nationwide	#1633 of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Concordia University-Irvine

Graduates of Concordia University-Irvine’s Nursing program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$85,686
2 years	$86,202
3 years	$85,281
4 years	$93,129
5 years	$109,911

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Nursing graduates from Concordia University-Irvine take home a median $93,129, compared with $76,781 for all Concordia University-Irvine graduates — about 21% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Concordia University-Irvine comes in at $30,500.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Nursing graduates at Concordia University-Irvine, by degree type.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Concordia University-Irvine are 81% women (105) and 19% men (24).

Nursing Bachelor’s Program at Concordia University-Irvine

Of the 129 bachelor’s nursing graduates at Concordia University-Irvine, 81% were women (105) and 19% were men (24).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Concordia University-Irvine.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	38
Hispanic / Latino	34
Black / African American	5
Asian	39
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	8
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Concordia University-Irvine, 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 Concordia University-Irvine

The Nursing program at Concordia University-Irvine includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	129

Top-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Concordia University-Irvine go on to a range of careers. Here are 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.