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Nursing Science at Governors State University

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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

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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

78% Women
72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 18 nursing science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GSU, about 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in nursing science each year. GSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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In the nursing science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 72% of degree recipients. That is 28% 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 9
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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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