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Nursing at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville

If you plan to study Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Galen College of Nursing-Louisville is located in Louisville, KY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 1,491 nursing degrees were granted at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville.

Online Class Availability at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville

Distance learning is available at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville. Among 5,585 students, 3,957 (71%) studied exclusively online and 1,628 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Galen College of Nursing-Louisville

Those who finish Galen College of Nursing-Louisville’s Nursing program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$65,767
2 years	$62,722
3 years	$70,226
4 years	$79,286
5 years	$78,869

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Galen College of Nursing-Louisville earn a median of $79,286, compared with $74,012 for all Galen College of Nursing-Louisville graduates — about 7% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Nursing graduates from Galen College of Nursing-Louisville comes in at $40,317.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Nursing graduates at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville are 88% women (1,317) and 12% men (174).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville

Among the 284 associate’s nursing graduates at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville, 91% were women (258) and 9% were men (26).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	174
Hispanic / Latino	22
Black / African American	43
Asian	7
Two or More Races	15
Unknown	23

Minority students account for 31% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville, lower than the national average of 44%.*

Nursing Bachelor’s Program at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville

Among the 1,207 bachelor’s nursing graduates at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville, 88% were women (1,059) and 12% were men (148).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	556
Hispanic / Latino	187
Black / African American	118
Asian	38
American Indian / Alaska Native	2
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2
Two or More Races	25
Unknown	279

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville, below 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 Galen College of Nursing-Louisville

The Nursing program at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	1,491

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville go on to a range of careers. Below are the best-paid 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.