Nursing at Purdue University - Main Campus
If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Purdue University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 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.
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Purdue Nursing Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
- Doctorate Degree in Nursing
Online Classes Are Available at Purdue
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
For those who are interested in distance learning, Purdue does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:
Purdue Nursing Rankings
There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #261 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Nursing Student Demographics at Purdue
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.
Purdue Nursing Master’s Program
Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Purdue, 92% 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 23 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.
Occupation | Jobs in IN | Average Salary in IN |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 67,870 | $64,860 |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 7,350 | $101,720 |
Nurse Practitioners | 4,780 | $103,200 |
Nursing Instructors and Professors | 1,350 | $76,280 |
Nurse Anesthetists | 690 | $156,580 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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