Nursing at Creighton University

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

Creighton is located in Omaha, Nebraska and approximately 8,770 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 308 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Creighton.

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

Creighton Nursing Degrees Available

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

Creighton Nursing Rankings

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

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 nursing major at Creighton 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	35
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	100
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	102
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	104
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	117
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	120
Most Popular Nursing Schools	133
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	139
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	150
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	161
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	206
Best Nursing Schools	220
	231
	288
	311
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	344
	542
Most Focused Nursing Schools	585
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	587
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	598
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	754
	1,230
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,376

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in nursing from Creighton. This is the #588 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 97 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Creighton Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Creighton is $64,954. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Creighton

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

Creighton Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 308 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Creighton, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Creighton 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 Creighton University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	232
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Creighton Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Creighton also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 97 students 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 Creighton University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	315
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	42
Nursing Practice	30
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing	14
Nursing Administration	4
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	4
Critical Care Nursing	3

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 NE, the home state for Creighton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Registered Nurses	22,970	$64,470
Medical and Health Services Managers	2,790	$107,250
Nurse Practitioners	1,070	$103,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors	540	$71,400
Nurse Anesthetists	200	$189,030

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 Bluejayscholar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.