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Registered Nursing at Northern Kentucky University

Registered Nursing at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211.

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.

NKU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

NKU Registered Nursing Rankings

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Registered Nursing Master’s Program

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

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Of the students who received a registered 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 registered 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

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Registered Nurses 46,130 $63,100
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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