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Registered Nursing at William Paterson University of New Jersey

Registered Nursing at William Paterson University of New Jersey

If you are interested in studying registered nursing, you may want to check out the program at William Paterson University of New Jersey. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and approximately 9,635 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Registered Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

William Paterson University Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Registered Nursing

William Paterson University Registered Nursing Rankings

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at William Paterson University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

William Paterson University Registered Nursing Master’s Program

91% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of registered nursing master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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In the registered nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Paterson University of New Jersey with a master's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 27
White 63
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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 NJ, the home state for William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Registered Nurses 79,530 $82,750
Nursing Instructors and Professors 2,000 $89,950

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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