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Nursing at Pacific College

If you plan to study Nursing, consider the program at Pacific College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pacific College sits in Costa Mesa, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 83 nursing degrees were awarded at Pacific College.

Online & Distance Learning at Pacific College

Online coursework is an option at Pacific College. Among 243 students, 62 (26%) studied exclusively online and 0 (0%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Pacific College

Students who complete Pacific College’s Nursing program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$114,248
2 years	$101,406
3 years	$105,513
4 years	$112,218
5 years	$123,355

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Nursing graduates from Pacific College take home a median $112,218, compared with $84,242 for all Pacific College graduates — about 33% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Nursing graduates at Pacific College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Nursing graduates at Pacific College are 82% women (68) and 18% men (15).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Pacific College

Of the 52 associate’s nursing graduates at Pacific College, 83% were women (43) and 17% were men (9).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Pacific College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Hispanic / Latino	17
Black / African American	2
Asian	15
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	11

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Pacific College, higher than the national average of 44%.*

Nursing Bachelor’s Program at Pacific College

Of the 26 bachelor’s nursing graduates at Pacific College, 77% were women (20) and 23% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Pacific College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	2
Asian	6
Two or More Races	3
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 62% of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Pacific College, higher than the national average of 43%.*

Nursing Master’s Program at Pacific College

Among the 5 master’s nursing degrees awarded at Pacific College, 100% were women (5) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing master’s degree recipients at Pacific College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of Nursing master’s degree recipients at Pacific College, above the national average of 40%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Pacific College

The Nursing program at Pacific College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	78
Family Practice Nursing	5

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Those who complete Nursing program at Pacific College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.