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Nursing at Pacific Lutheran University

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at Pacific Lutheran University stacks up to those at other schools.

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,907 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received their master's degree in nursing.

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

PLU Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

PLU Nursing Rankings

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #136 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at PLU

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

PLU Nursing Master’s Program

92% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a master's degree in nursing from PLU. About 92% of these graduates were women and the other 8% were men.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from PLU, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 WA, the home state for Pacific Lutheran University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses 56,290 $82,670
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,950 $117,970
Nurse Practitioners 3,430 $117,650
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,080 $77,540
Nurse Anesthetists 730 $195,610

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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