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Nursing at Austin Peay State University

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

Austin Peay State University is located in Clarksville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 10,272. In 2021, 156 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Austin Peay State University.

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

Austin Peay State University Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Austin Peay State 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? Austin Peay State University offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

Austin Peay State University Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Austin Peay State University performed in these rankings.

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 Austin Peay State University 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 Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 73
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 131
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 214
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 232
239
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 240
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 240
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 295
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 329
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 370
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 378
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 393
Most Popular Nursing Schools 405
472
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 542
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 701
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Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 919
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,170
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,313
1,593
Best Nursing Schools 1,617

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Austin Peay State University. This makes it the #233 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Austin Peay State University Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Austin Peay State University is $56,317. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Austin Peay State University

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

Austin Peay State University Nursing Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 156 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from Austin Peay State University in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Austin Peay State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 107
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Austin Peay State University Nursing Master’s Program

93% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students earned a master's degree in nursing from Austin Peay State University. About 93% of these graduates were women and the other 7% were men.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Austin Peay State University, 78% 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 Austin Peay State University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 32
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Austin Peay State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 197
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 2

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 TN, the home state for Austin Peay State University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Registered Nurses 60,360 $61,320
Medical and Health Services Managers 10,320 $101,550
Nurse Practitioners 7,010 $95,990
Nurse Anesthetists 2,190 $150,880
Nursing Instructors and Professors 910 $75,300

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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