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Registered Nursing at San Diego State University

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

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

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.

SDSU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

SDSU Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered 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 registered nursing major at SDSU 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
43
58
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 64
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 87
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 90
Best Registered Nursing Schools 138
148
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 149
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 168
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 174
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 214
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 219
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 763
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 867
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,708

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from SDSU. This makes it the #168 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 237 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from SDSU. About 19% were men and 81% were women. The typical registered 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.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its registered 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 registered nursing.

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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 Registered Nursing Master’s Program

67% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The registered nursing program at SDSU awarded 12 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in registered nursing each year. SDSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from SDSU, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the registered 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 registered nursing.

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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 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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320

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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