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Registered Nursing at California State University - Sacramento

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

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 32,293. In 2021, 255 registered nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Sac State.

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.

Sac State Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

Sac State Registered Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at Sac State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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
8
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 38
44
51
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 53
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 86
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 89
Best Registered Nursing Schools 96
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 100
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 128
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 140
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 144
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 651
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 805
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,511

In 2021, 61 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from Sac State. This makes it the #53 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 255 students earned a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from Sac State. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men. The typical registered nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Sac State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its registered 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 64
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 46
White 107
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 30

Sac State Registered Nursing Master’s Program

90% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of registered nursing master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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In the registered nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

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

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Sacramento.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320

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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