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Registered Nursing at Rockhurst University

If you are interested in studying registered nursing, you may want to check out the program at Rockhurst University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rockhurst is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 3,688. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 261 students received a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from Rockhurst.

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.

Rockhurst Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Rockhurst Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at Rockhurst 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 registered nursing major at Rockhurst 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 123
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 133
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 201
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 265
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 318
Best Registered Nursing Schools 368
626
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 741
1,312
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1,522

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Rockhurst

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

Rockhurst Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 261 registered nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Rockhurst, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at Rockhurst 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 Rockhurst University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 24
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 176
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 35

Rockhurst 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 MO, the home state for Rockhurst University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Registered Nurses 71,770 $65,130
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,210 $77,540

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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