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Nursing at DePaul University

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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922.

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

DePaul Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing

DePaul Nursing Rankings

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #96 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Nursing Master’s Program

83% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. DePaul does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from DePaul, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 28
Black or African American 21
Hispanic or Latino 30
White 106
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from DePaul University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 204
Nursing Practice 33
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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Registered Nurses 129,400 $73,890
Medical and Health Services Managers 14,050 $121,900
Nurse Practitioners 5,540 $105,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,810 $69,310
Nurse Anesthetists 1,510 $190,500

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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