Nursing at Duke University
If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Duke University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 16,172 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 262 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.
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Duke Nursing Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
- Doctorate Degree in Nursing
Duke Nursing Rankings
There were 107 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Nursing Student Demographics at Duke
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Duke University.
Duke Nursing Master’s Program
Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Duke, 77% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a master's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 14 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
White | 201 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 25 |
Related Majors
- Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services
- Health & Medical Administrative Services
- Medical Illustration & Informatics
- Bioethics/Medical Ethics
- Public Health
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 NC, the home state for Duke University.
Occupation | Jobs in NC | Average Salary in NC |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 102,500 | $64,850 |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 9,230 | $117,650 |
Nurse Practitioners | 4,760 | $104,100 |
Nurse Anesthetists | 3,050 | $178,250 |
Nursing Instructors and Professors | 2,170 | $68,710 |
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
- Image Credit: By Bjoertvedt under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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