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Nursing Science at Governors State University

Every nursing science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing science program at Governors State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,650.

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

GSU Nursing Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing Science

GSU Nursing Science Rankings

Nursing Science Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Nursing Science Master’s Program

95% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 5% of nursing science master's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

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In the nursing science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That Nursing Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing science 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 Governors State University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Registered Nurses 129,400 $73,890
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,810 $69,310

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*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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