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Registered Nursing at Wilkes University

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

Wilkes is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,781 students attend the school each year.

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

Wilkes Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Wilkes

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, Wilkes does offer online courses in registered nursing for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Wilkes Registered Nursing Rankings

The registered nursing major at Wilkes is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Wilkes

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

Wilkes Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. The typical registered nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Wilkes since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at Wilkes 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 Wilkes University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 112
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Wilkes Registered Nursing Master’s Program

85% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of registered nursing master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in registered nursing each year. Wilkes does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from Wilkes, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 56
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 140
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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 Wilkes University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses 148,520 $70,390
Nursing Instructors and Professors 4,010 $78,810

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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