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Nursing at San Diego State University

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

SDSU Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing

SDSU Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Nursing Master’s Program

67% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 nursing majors earned their master's degree from SDSU. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. SDSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from SDSU, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 34,510 $125,770
Nurse Practitioners 13,420 $133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320
Nurse Anesthetists 1,180 $212,210

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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