Registered Nursing at Grand Valley State University

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350. In 2021, 208 registered nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from GVSU.

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.

GVSU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Registered Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Registered Nursing

GVSU Registered Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks registered nursing programs across the country. The following shows how GVSU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at GVSU 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Value Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Value Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Focused Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	29
Best Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	29
	35
Most Popular Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	39
	40
Most Focused Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	46
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	94
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	101
	141
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	223
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	236
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools	243
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	295
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	403
Best Registered Nursing Schools	548
	766
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	777
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools	985
	1,492
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools	1,515

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from GVSU. This makes it the #223 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in registered nursing, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at GVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at Grand Valley State University.

GVSU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 208 registered nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from GVSU. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women. The typical registered nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at GVSU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	179
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

GVSU Registered Nursing Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in registered nursing from GVSU. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from GVSU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GVSU also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 23 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Palliative Care Nursing

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Registered Nurses	96,680	$71,330
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,410	$81,230

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.