Nursing at United States University

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

USU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 1,981. In 2021, 54 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from USU.

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

USU Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USU does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

USU Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at USU 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 nursing major at USU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	5
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	19
Best Value Nursing Schools	24
	65
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	85
Most Focused Nursing Schools	93
	99
Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	102
Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105
Most Popular Nursing Schools	112
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools	133
	231
Best Nursing Schools	234
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	238
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	348
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	652

In 2021, 397 students received their master’s degree in nursing from USU. This makes it the #19 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Nursing Student Demographics at USU

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

USU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 54 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from USU in 2021, 26% were men and 74% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at USU since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 United States University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USU Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. USU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	103
Black or African American	71
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	143
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

USU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at United States University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	388
Registered Nursing	54
Nursing Administration	9

Related Majors

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 CA, the home state for United States University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses	294,510	$106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Nurse Practitioners	13,420	$133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors	3,390	$101,320
Nurse Anesthetists	1,180	$212,210

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.