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Registered Nursing at Samuel Merritt University

Registered Nursing at Samuel Merritt University

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

Samuel Merritt University is located in Oakland, California and has a total student population of 2,050.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Registered Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Samuel Merritt University Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Samuel Merritt University Registered Nursing Rankings

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Samuel Merritt University

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

Samuel Merritt University Registered Nursing Master’s Program

79% Women
76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of registered nursing master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in registered nursing each year. Samuel Merritt University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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In the registered nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 76% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Samuel Merritt University with a master's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 33
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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 Samuel Merritt University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320

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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