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Nursing at Northern Kentucky University

Nursing at Northern Kentucky University

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Northern Kentucky University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and approximately 16,211 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.

NKU Nursing Degrees Available

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

NKU Nursing Rankings

There were 82 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Nursing Master’s Program

86% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from NKU, 76% 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 Northern Kentucky University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 103
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 505
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Northern Kentucky University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Kentucky University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 466
Nursing Practice 82
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 71

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Registered Nurses 46,130 $63,100
Medical and Health Services Managers 5,000 $91,820
Nurse Practitioners 3,160 $99,790
Nurse Anesthetists 1,160 $172,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 690 $73,170

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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