Nursing at Metropolitan State University

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

Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 7,552 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.

Metro State Nursing Degrees Available

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

Metro State Nursing Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #193 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Metro State

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

Metro State Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Metro State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Metro State, 65% 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 Metropolitan State University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	36
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Metropolitan State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	28
Nursing Science	14

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 MN, the home state for Metropolitan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Registered Nurses	69,000	$78,920
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,220	$110,490
Nurse Practitioners	3,880	$119,160
Nurse Anesthetists	1,920	$188,130

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 Tony Webster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.