Nursing at California State University - Los Angeles

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at California State University - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year. Of the 159 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Los Angeles in 2021, 159 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.

Cal State LA Nursing Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Nursing Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Cal State LA 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
	21
	68
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	75
	80
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	91
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	108
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	136
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	163
	189
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	206
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	207
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	207
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	229
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	287
Most Popular Nursing Schools	299
Best Nursing Schools	374
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	390
Best Value Nursing Schools	875
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	910
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,653

In 2021, 73 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Cal State LA. This makes it the #136 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Cal State LA Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA is $90,684. This is 44% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Cal State LA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at California State University - Los Angeles.

Cal State LA Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal State LA since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 California State University - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	57
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	29
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Cal State LA Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Cal State LA 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	246

Related Majors

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses	294,510	$106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Nurse Practitioners	13,420	$133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors	3,390	$101,320
Nurse Anesthetists	1,180	$212,210

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 Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.