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Registered Nursing at Northern Kentucky University

If you plan to study registered nursing, take a look at what Northern Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. Of the 251 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Kentucky University in 2021, 251 of them were registered nursing majors.

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.

NKU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

NKU Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at NKU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at NKU 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 6
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 9
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 30
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 66
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 116
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 135
142
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 352
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 464
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 489
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 679
717
Best Registered Nursing Schools 769
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 930
1,233

In 2021, 466 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from NKU. This makes it the #6 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The registered nursing program at NKU awarded 251 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women. The typical registered nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at NKU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 213
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

NKU Registered Nursing Master’s Program

88% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of registered nursing master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from NKU, 86% 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 Northern Kentucky University with a master's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 36
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 401
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

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

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Registered Nurses 46,130 $63,100
Nursing Instructors and Professors 690 $73,170

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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