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Nursing at Purdue University Global

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 Purdue University Global stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue University Global is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 43,927 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 526 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.

Purdue University Global Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue University Global

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Purdue University Global does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Purdue University Global Nursing Rankings

There were 59 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Purdue University Global

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

Purdue University Global Nursing Master’s Program

89% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at Purdue University Global awarded 526 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Purdue University Global, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University Global with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 43
Black or African American 82
Hispanic or Latino 48
White 318
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 35

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University Global.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Registered Nurses 67,870 $64,860
Medical and Health Services Managers 7,350 $101,720
Nurse Practitioners 4,780 $103,200
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,350 $76,280
Nurse Anesthetists 690 $156,580

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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