Nursing at San Diego State University

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at San Diego State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 237 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from SDSU.

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

SDSU Nursing Degrees Available

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

SDSU Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at SDSU 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 SDSU 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
	64
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
	111
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
Best Nursing Schools	162
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	163
	166
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	183
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	245
Most Popular Nursing Schools	291
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	445
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	570
Best Value Nursing Schools	797
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	912
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,806

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in nursing from SDSU. This makes it the #446 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from SDSU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $89,225. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 42% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at SDSU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	60
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	82
White	68
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

SDSU Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a master's degree in Nursing from SDSU in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. SDSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from SDSU, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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 San Diego State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	249

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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses	294,510	$106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Nurse Practitioners	13,420	$133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors	3,390	$101,320
Nurse Anesthetists	1,180	$212,210

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.