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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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 534 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.

Simmons Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate 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

92% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 534 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from Simmons in 2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Simmons, 65% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 46
Black or African American 44
Hispanic or Latino 30
White 345
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 67

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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