Nursing at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MCPHS University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 7,501 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.

MCPHS University Nursing Degrees Available

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

MCPHS University Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at MCPHS University 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 MCPHS University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

MCPHS University Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at MCPHS University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	157
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

MCPHS University Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. MCPHS University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from MCPHS University, 62% 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 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	64
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

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 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	439
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	29

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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses	80,630	$92,140
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Nurse Practitioners	6,200	$122,740
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,720	$87,970
Nurse Anesthetists	810	$191,320

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.