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Nursing at SUNY Empire State College

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

SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and approximately 10,724 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 116 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from SUNY Empire.

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

SUNY Empire Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Empire

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? SUNY Empire offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

SUNY Empire Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at SUNY Empire 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 nursing major at SUNY Empire 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 77
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 90
101
163
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 264
267
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 300
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 399
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 411
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 436
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 553
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 558
Most Popular Nursing Schools 565
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 751
Best Nursing Schools 867
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,077
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,421

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in nursing from SUNY Empire. This makes it the #301 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SUNY Empire Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Empire is $78,762. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 25% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at SUNY Empire

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at SUNY Empire State College.

SUNY Empire Nursing Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at SUNY Empire awarded 116 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women.

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About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at SUNY Empire 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 SUNY Empire State College with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 77
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

SUNY Empire Nursing Master’s Program

90% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 nursing majors earned their master's degree from SUNY Empire. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from SUNY Empire, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SUNY Empire 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 SUNY Empire State College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Empire State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 116
Nursing Administration 29

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 NY, the home state for SUNY Empire State College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Registered Nurses 182,490 $85,610
Medical and Health Services Managers 25,830 $143,030
Nurse Practitioners 13,710 $120,970
Nursing Instructors and Professors 4,380 $91,900
Nurse Anesthetists 1,770 $191,130

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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