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Nursing at Rivier University

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

Rivier is located in Nashua, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 2,178. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 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.

Rivier Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Rivier

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.

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

Rivier Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at Rivier

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

Rivier Nursing Master’s Program

88% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at Rivier awarded 82 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Rivier, 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 Rivier University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 62
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 NH, the home state for Rivier University.

Occupation Jobs in NH Average Salary in NH
Registered Nurses 13,630 $72,760
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,910 $113,210
Nurse Practitioners 1,140 $109,460
Nursing Instructors and Professors 270 $77,290
Nurse Anesthetists 220 $171,800

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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