Nursing at Howard University
Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 10,859 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
Howard Nursing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
Howard Nursing Rankings
The nursing major at Howard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.
Nursing Student Demographics at Howard
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Howard University.
Howard Nursing Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Howard University with a bachelor's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 34 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Howard Nursing Master’s Program
In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 60% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Howard University with a master's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Nursing
Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Howard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Registered Nursing | 42 |
Related Majors
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 DC, the home state for Howard University.
Occupation | Jobs in DC | Average Salary in DC |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 11,110 | $92,350 |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 1,580 | $145,760 |
Nurse Practitioners | 840 | $109,800 |
Nursing Instructors and Professors | 560 | $153,830 |
Nurse Midwives | 40 | $95,730 |
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 Josh under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.