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Nursing at Aurora University

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

Aurora is located in Aurora, Illinois and approximately 6,265 students attend the school each year. Of the 207 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Aurora University in 2021, 207 of them were nursing majors.

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

Aurora Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Aurora Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Aurora compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Aurora is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 191
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 352
Most Popular Nursing Schools 375
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 407
Best Nursing Schools 501
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 501
524
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 603
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 603
Most Focused Nursing Schools 917
1,135
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,336

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in nursing from Aurora. This is the #604 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Aurora Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Aurora is $63,536. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Aurora

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

Aurora Nursing Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 207 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Aurora, about 16% were men and 84% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Aurora since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Aurora are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 56
White 112
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

Aurora also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Aurora University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 207

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 IL, the home state for Aurora University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Registered Nurses 129,400 $73,890
Medical and Health Services Managers 14,050 $121,900
Nurse Practitioners 5,540 $105,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,810 $69,310
Nurse Anesthetists 1,510 $190,500

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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