Nursing at Sonoma 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 Sonoma State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SSU is located in Rohnert Park, California and has a total student population of 8,018. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from SSU.

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

SSU Nursing Degrees Available

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

SSU Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how SSU performed in these rankings.

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 SSU 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
	3
	18
	33
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	56
Best Nursing Schools	89
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	143
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	290
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	351
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	625
Best Value Nursing Schools	661
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	878
Most Popular Nursing Schools	881
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,584

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in nursing from SSU. This makes it the #291 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from SSU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at SSU is $110,859. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 76% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at SSU

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

SSU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

The nursing program at SSU awarded 59 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at SSU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Sonoma State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

SSU Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 30 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SSU, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SSU 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 Sonoma State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sonoma State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	89

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 Sonoma 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 Stepheng3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.