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Nursing Practice at University of San Diego

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

USD is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 8,861.

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

USD Nursing Practice Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing Practice

USD Nursing Practice Rankings

There were 45 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing practice, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Practice Student Demographics at USD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing practice majors at University of San Diego.

USD Nursing Practice Master’s Program

78% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of nursing practice master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in nursing practice each year. USD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Nursing Practice Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing practice 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 University of San Diego.

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

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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