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Nursing at Rockhurst University

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Rockhurst University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rockhurst is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 3,688. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 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.

Rockhurst Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Rockhurst

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Rockhurst offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

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Nursing Student Demographics at Rockhurst

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

Rockhurst Nursing Master’s Program

91% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Rockhurst, 69% 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 Rockhurst University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 MO, the home state for Rockhurst University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Registered Nurses 71,770 $65,130
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,840 $113,120
Nurse Practitioners 4,390 $102,470
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,210 $77,540
Nurse Anesthetists 1,110 $159,080

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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