Registered Nursing at McNeese 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 McNeese State University stacks up to those at other schools.

McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and has a total student population of 7,284.

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.

McNeese Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at McNeese

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? McNeese offers distance education options for registered nursing at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

McNeese Registered Nursing Rankings

The registered nursing major at McNeese 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.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at McNeese

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

McNeese Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at McNeese 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 McNeese State University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	100
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

McNeese Registered Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of registered nursing master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in registered nursing each year. McNeese does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from McNeese, 60% 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 McNeese State University with a master's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/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 LA, the home state for McNeese State University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Registered Nurses	43,110	$63,970
Nursing Instructors and Professors	800	$72,010

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 Gkarg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.