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Nursing at Southern Adventist University

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

Southern Adventist is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and approximately 2,730 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 89 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Southern Adventist.

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

Southern Adventist Nursing Degrees Available

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

Southern Adventist Nursing Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Southern Adventist 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
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 51
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 66
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 110
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 128
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 130
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 135
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 154
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 232
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 233
237
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 271
Most Focused Nursing Schools 283
Most Focused Nursing Associate Degree Schools 284
294
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 297
Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools 304
Most Popular Nursing Schools 323
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 332
Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools 360
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 365
436
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 501
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 575
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 724
843
Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools 849
884
Best Nursing Schools 1,059
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,195
1,581

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Southern Adventist. This makes it the #233 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #272 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Southern Adventist Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southern Adventist is $56,507. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Southern Adventist

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

Southern Adventist Nursing Associate’s Program

73% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Southern Adventist may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

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Southern Adventist does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 32
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Southern Adventist Nursing Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Southern Adventist since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Southern Adventist University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 42
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Southern Adventist Nursing Master’s Program

76% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 nursing majors earned their master's degree from Southern Adventist. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Southern Adventist does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Southern Adventist, 93% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 38
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Southern Adventist also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Adventist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 175
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 29
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 13
Critical Care Nursing 10
Nursing Administration 2

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 TN, the home state for Southern Adventist University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Registered Nurses 60,360 $61,320
Medical and Health Services Managers 10,320 $101,550
Nurse Practitioners 7,010 $95,990
Nurse Anesthetists 2,190 $150,880
Nursing Instructors and Professors 910 $75,300

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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