Nursing at Widener University

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at Widener University stacks up to those at other schools.

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,150 students attend the school each year.

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

Widener Nursing Degrees Available

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

Widener Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Widener 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #261 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Widener

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

Widener Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Widener 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 Widener University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	145
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Widener 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. Widener does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Widener, 59% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Widener University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	214
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	55
Nursing Practice	3
Nursing Science	2

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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses	148,520	$70,390
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Nurse Practitioners	7,280	$98,250
Nursing Instructors and Professors	4,010	$78,810
Nurse Anesthetists	1,700	$171,250

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
• Image Credit: By User:Smallbones at English Wikipedia. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.