Nursing at Simmons University

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

Simmons is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,263.

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

Simmons Nursing Degrees Available

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

Simmons Nursing Rankings

There were 37 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #84 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Simmons

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

Simmons Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Simmons, 61% 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 Simmons University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	237
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	82

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Simmons University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Simmons University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	494
Registered Nursing	42
Nursing Practice	33
Nursing Administration	2

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Public Health
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 MA, the home state for Simmons University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses	80,630	$92,140
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Nurse Practitioners	6,200	$122,740
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,720	$87,970
Nurse Anesthetists	810	$191,320

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.