Nursing at University of Saint Joseph

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

USJ is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and approximately 2,305 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 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.

USJ Nursing Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at USJ

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

USJ Nursing Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #383 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at USJ

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

USJ Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 nursing majors earned their master's degree from USJ. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from USJ, 66% 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 University of Saint Joseph with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Public Health
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

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 CT, the home state for University of Saint Joseph.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Registered Nurses	31,400	$81,220
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,510	$129,480
Nurse Practitioners	2,340	$118,020
Nurse Anesthetists	650	$190,480
Nursing Instructors and Professors	630	$101,760

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 Eddy.dossantos2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.