Registered Nursing at McNeese State University

If you plan to study registered nursing, take a look at what McNeese State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and approximately 7,284 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Registered Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

McNeese Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at McNeese

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

McNeese Registered Nursing Rankings

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at McNeese

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

McNeese Registered Nursing Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from McNeese, 60% 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 McNeese State University with a master's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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 LA, the home state for McNeese State University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Registered Nurses	43,110	$63,970
Nursing Instructors and Professors	800	$72,010

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 Gkarg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.