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Nursing at Wharton County Junior College

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

Wharton County Junior College is located in Wharton, Texas and has a total student population of 6,099.

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

Wharton County Junior College Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Wharton County Junior College Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at Wharton County Junior College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Wharton County Junior College.

Wharton County Junior College Nursing Associate’s Program

76% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Wharton County Junior College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

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Wharton County Junior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wharton County Junior College with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wharton County Junior College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 49

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 TX, the home state for Wharton County Junior College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses 210,350 $72,890
Medical and Health Services Managers 30,010 $105,450
Nurse Practitioners 12,020 $111,060
Nurse Anesthetists 6,140 $158,510
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,900 $71,780

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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