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Nursing at Southern New Hampshire University

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Southern New Hampshire University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and approximately 134,345 students attend the school each year. Of the 945 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern New Hampshire University in 2021, 945 of them were nursing majors.

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

SNHU Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SNHU offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

SNHU Nursing Rankings

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

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 SNHU 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 Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 3
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 5
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 9
Most Popular Nursing Schools 22
Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 39
44
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 71
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 120
153
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 192
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 234
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 244
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 267
300
399
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 486
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 545
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 570
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 597
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 787
Best Value Nursing Schools 987
Best Nursing Schools 1,030
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,571

In 2021, 137 students received their master’s degree in nursing from SNHU. This makes it the #71 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SNHU Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at SNHU is $72,753. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at SNHU

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

SNHU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 945 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from SNHU in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at SNHU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 26
Black or African American 98
Hispanic or Latino 89
White 680
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 51

SNHU Nursing Master’s Program

95% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 137 students earned a master's degree in nursing from SNHU. About 95% of these graduates were women and the other 5% were men.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from SNHU, 79% 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 New Hampshire University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 108
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 945
Nursing Administration 145

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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation Jobs in NH Average Salary in NH
Registered Nurses 13,630 $72,760
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,910 $113,210
Nurse Practitioners 1,140 $109,460
Nursing Instructors and Professors 270 $77,290
Nurse Anesthetists 220 $171,800

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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