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Nursing at University of San Diego

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

USD is located in San Diego, California and approximately 8,861 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 89 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.

USD Nursing Degrees Available

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

USD Nursing Rankings

There were 58 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Nursing Master’s Program

75% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 89 students earned a master's degree in nursing from USD. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. USD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 43
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 University of San Diego.

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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