Registered Nursing at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and approximately 21,974 students attend the school each year. Of the 128 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Excelsior College in 2021, 119 of them were registered nursing majors.

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.

Excelsior College Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Excelsior College does offer online courses in registered nursing for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Excelsior College Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at Excelsior College 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 registered nursing major at Excelsior College 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
Most Popular Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Schools	3
Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools	8
Best Registered Nursing Schools	34
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78
	109
Most Focused Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools	119
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
	190
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools	249
Best Value Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools	269
	319
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools	319
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	375
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	882

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Excelsior College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at Excelsior College.

Excelsior College Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of registered nursing associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in registered nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Excelsior College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in registered nursing at Excelsior College are white. Around 63% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Excelsior College with a associate's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	326
Hispanic or Latino	131
White	960
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	60

Excelsior College Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 119 registered nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from Excelsior College. Of these graduates, 16% were men and 84% were women. The typical registered nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Excelsior College since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at Excelsior College 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 Excelsior College with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	84
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

• Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
• Nursing Administration

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 NY, the home state for Excelsior College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Registered Nurses	182,490	$85,610
Nursing Instructors and Professors	4,380	$91,900

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 Snowy Brooklyn College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.