Nursing at Gonzaga University

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at Gonzaga University stacks up to those at other schools.

Gonzaga is located in Spokane, Washington and approximately 7,295 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.

Gonzaga Nursing Degrees Available

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

Gonzaga Nursing Rankings

There were 44 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #68 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Gonzaga

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

Gonzaga Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Gonzaga does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Gonzaga, 71% 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 Gonzaga University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	136
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Gonzaga University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	101
Nursing Practice	32
Nurse Anesthetist	12

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services

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 WA, the home state for Gonzaga University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses	56,290	$82,670
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,950	$117,970
Nurse Practitioners	3,430	$117,650
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,080	$77,540
Nurse Anesthetists	730	$195,610

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 Gregg M. Erickson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.