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Nursing at Widener University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Widener University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,150. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 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.

Widener Nursing Degrees Available

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

Widener Nursing Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #261 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Widener

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

Widener Nursing Master’s Program

88% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students graduated with a master's degree in nursing from Widener. About 12% were men and 88% were women.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses 148,520 $70,390
Medical and Health Services Managers 16,410 $97,310
Nurse Practitioners 7,280 $98,250
Nursing Instructors and Professors 4,010 $78,810
Nurse Anesthetists 1,700 $171,250

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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