Nursing at Western Kentucky University
If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Western Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 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.
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WKU Nursing Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
- Doctorate Degree in Nursing
Online Classes Are Available at WKU
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? WKU offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:
- Associate’s Degree
WKU Nursing Rankings
There were 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #131 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Nursing Student Demographics at WKU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Western Kentucky University.
WKU Nursing Master’s Program
Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from WKU, 91% 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 Western Kentucky University with a master's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 10 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Related Majors
- Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
- Health & Medical Administrative Services
- Mental & Social Health Services
- Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
- Public Health
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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.
Occupation | Jobs in KY | Average Salary in KY |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 46,130 | $63,100 |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 5,000 | $91,820 |
Nurse Practitioners | 3,160 | $99,790 |
Nurse Anesthetists | 1,160 | $172,780 |
Nursing Instructors and Professors | 690 | $73,170 |
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 OPMaster under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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