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Registered Nursing at Sonoma State University

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

SSU is located in Rohnert Park, California and approximately 8,018 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students received a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from SSU.

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.

SSU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

SSU Registered Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at SSU 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
3
4
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 24
24
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 26
Most Focused Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 47
Most Popular Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 47
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 50
Best Registered Nursing Schools 69
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 96
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 110
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 111
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 600
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 629
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 794
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 831
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,462

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from SSU. This makes it the #111 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at SSU

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

SSU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 59 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in registered nursing from SSU in 2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

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About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered 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 registered 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 registered nursing.

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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 Registered Nursing Master’s Program

87% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 30 students who earned a master's degree in Registered Nursing from SSU in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

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In the registered 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 registered nursing.

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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 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 Sonoma 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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