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Registered Nursing at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

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

SWOSU is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and approximately 4,898 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 175 registered nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from SWOSU.

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.

SWOSU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SWOSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

SWOSU Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at SWOSU 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 SWOSU 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
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 47
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Schools 51
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 65
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 101
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 108
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Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 170
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 199
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 242
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 248
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 286
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 379
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 432
517
Best Registered Nursing Schools 601
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 781
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In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from SWOSU. This makes it the #108 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at SWOSU

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

SWOSU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The registered nursing program at SWOSU awarded 175 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at SWOSU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 109
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 40

SWOSU Registered Nursing Master’s Program

88% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 32 registered nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SWOSU, about 13% were men and 88% were women.

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Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from SWOSU, 66% 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a master's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

SWOSU 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 OK, the home state for Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Occupation Jobs in OK Average Salary in OK
Registered Nurses 29,330 $63,080
Nursing Instructors and Professors 520 $59,070

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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