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Nursing at California State University - San Marcos

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

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 16,367. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 294 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from CSUSM.

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

CSUSM Nursing Degrees Available

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

CSUSM Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how CSUSM 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 CSUSM 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
33
53
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 92
96
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 101
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 138
Best Nursing Schools 157
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 164
Most Popular Nursing Schools 194
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 213
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 312
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 453
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 524
Best Value Nursing Schools 763
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,089

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in nursing from CSUSM. This makes it the #313 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSUSM Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUSM is $90,827. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 44% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Nursing Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 294 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from CSUSM. About 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUSM since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 70
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 89
White 70
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 45

CSUSM Nursing Master’s Program

89% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students earned a master's degree in nursing from CSUSM. About 89% of these graduates were women and the other 11% were men.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

CSUSM 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 California State University - San Marcos. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 321

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 - San Marcos.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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