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Nursing at San Jose State University

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 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.

San Jose State Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

San Jose State Nursing Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #234 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Nursing Master’s Program

96% Women
76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at San Jose State awarded 25 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 4% of these degrees went to men with the other 96% going to women.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 76% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Jose 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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