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Nursing at Point Loma Nazarene University

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Point Loma Nazarene University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

PLNU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 4,616 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 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.

PLNU Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at PLNU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

PLNU does offer online education options in nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

PLNU Nursing Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #234 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at PLNU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Point Loma Nazarene University.

PLNU Nursing Master’s Program

82% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at PLNU awarded 28 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. PLNU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from PLNU, 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 Point Loma Nazarene University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 CA, the home state for Point Loma Nazarene University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 34,510 $125,770
Nurse Practitioners 13,420 $133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320
Nurse Anesthetists 1,180 $212,210

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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