Registered Nursing at Governors State University
If you plan to study registered nursing, take a look at what Governors State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 students attend the school each year. Of the 32 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Governors State University in 2021, 32 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.
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GSU Registered Nursing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing
Online Classes Are Available at GSU
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GSU offers distance education options for registered nursing at the following degree levels:
- Bachelor’s Degree
GSU Registered Nursing Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks registered nursing programs across the country. The following shows how GSU performed in these rankings.
Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The registered nursing major at GSU 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 |
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Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 122 |
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Schools | 135 |
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 236 |
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 381 |
443 | |
Best Registered Nursing Schools | 529 |
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 778 |
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 838 |
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools | 888 |
973 | |
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools | 1,535 |
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools | 1,681 |
Registered Nursing Student Demographics at GSU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at Governors State University.
GSU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its registered nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Governors State University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 17 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
GSU also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By User:Astuishin under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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