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Nursing at Northwest Missouri State University

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

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and approximately 7,267 students attend the school each year. Of the 24 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwest Missouri State University in 2021, 24 of them were nursing majors.

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

Northwest Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Northwest

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? Northwest offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Northwest Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Northwest 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 142
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 187
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 882
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1,011
Most Popular Nursing Schools 1,762
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,970

Nursing Student Demographics at Northwest

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

Northwest Nursing Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from Northwest. Of these graduates, 8% were men and 92% were women.

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About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Northwest 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Northwest Missouri State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwest Missouri State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 24

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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Registered Nurses 71,770 $65,130
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,840 $113,120
Nurse Practitioners 4,390 $102,470
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,210 $77,540
Nurse Anesthetists 1,110 $159,080

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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