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Registered Nursing at William Paterson University of New Jersey

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Registered Nursing at William Paterson University of New Jersey

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

William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and approximately 9,635 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.

William Paterson University Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

William Paterson University Registered Nursing Rankings

The registered nursing major at William Paterson University 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 William Paterson University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

William Paterson University Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% 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 William Paterson University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its registered nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Paterson University of New Jersey with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 68
Black or African American 78
Hispanic or Latino 99
White 148
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 22

William Paterson University Registered Nursing Master’s Program

91% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of registered nursing master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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In the registered nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 27
White 63
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 NJ, the home state for William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Registered Nurses 79,530 $82,750
Nursing Instructors and Professors 2,000 $89,950

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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