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Nursing at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444.

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

Hofstra Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing

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Nursing Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Nursing Master’s Program

86% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 63 students who earned a master's degree in Nursing from Hofstra in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Hofstra, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 34
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hofstra University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 44
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 31
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 4

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 Hofstra University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Registered Nurses 182,490 $85,610
Medical and Health Services Managers 25,830 $143,030
Nurse Practitioners 13,710 $120,970
Nursing Instructors and Professors 4,380 $91,900
Nurse Anesthetists 1,770 $191,130

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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