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Nursing at Wake Forest 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 Wake Forest University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 8,789 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

Wake Forest University Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Wake Forest University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Wake Forest University offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

Wake Forest University Nursing Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #220 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Nursing Master’s Program

48% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a master's degree in nursing from Wake Forest University. About 48% of these graduates were women and the other 52% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Wake Forest University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 39% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wake Forest 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 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Registered Nurses 102,500 $64,850
Medical and Health Services Managers 9,230 $117,650
Nurse Practitioners 4,760 $104,100
Nurse Anesthetists 3,050 $178,250
Nursing Instructors and Professors 2,170 $68,710

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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