Nursing at Lock Haven University

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Lock Haven University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

LHU is located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,163. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from LHU.

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

LHU Nursing Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at LHU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, LHU does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

LHU Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at LHU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools	126
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools	139
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	215
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	267
Most Focused Nursing Associate Degree Schools	403
Best Nursing Schools	410
	459
Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools	464
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	544
Most Focused Nursing Schools	550
	646
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	694
Most Popular Nursing Schools	705
Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools	748
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,017
	1,018

Earnings of LHU Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at LHU is $66,716. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at LHU

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

LHU Nursing Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at LHU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at LHU are white. Around 94% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	60
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

LHU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 48 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from LHU in 2020-2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at LHU 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 Lock Haven University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

LHU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lock Haven University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	112

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 PA, the home state for Lock Haven University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses	148,520	$70,390
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Nurse Practitioners	7,280	$98,250
Nursing Instructors and Professors	4,010	$78,810
Nurse Anesthetists	1,700	$171,250

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 Ruhrfisch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.