Nursing at East Tennessee State University

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at East Tennessee State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and approximately 13,713 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.

ETSU Nursing Degrees Available

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

ETSU Nursing Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #201 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at ETSU

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

ETSU Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. ETSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from ETSU, 89% 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 East Tennessee State University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	73
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at East Tennessee State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Tennessee State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	139
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	17
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	14
Nursing Science	4

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Other Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 TN, the home state for East Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Registered Nurses	60,360	$61,320
Medical and Health Services Managers	10,320	$101,550
Nurse Practitioners	7,010	$95,990
Nurse Anesthetists	2,190	$150,880
Nursing Instructors and Professors	910	$75,300

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 Boboskaditdatin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.