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Nursing at Wilmington University

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

Wilmington University is located in New Castle, Delaware and approximately 14,769 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.

Wilmington University Nursing Degrees Available

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

Wilmington University Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Wilmington University 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 37 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #84 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Wilmington University

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

Wilmington University Nursing Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Wilmington University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Wilmington University 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 Wilmington University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 92
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Wilmington University Nursing Master’s Program

83% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
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. Wilmington University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Wilmington University, 75% 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 Wilmington University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 81
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 Wilmington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 415
Nursing Administration 73
Nursing Practice 37
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 25
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 19
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2

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 DE, the home state for Wilmington University.

Occupation Jobs in DE Average Salary in DE
Registered Nurses 11,840 $74,800
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,040 $131,260
Nurse Practitioners 760 $108,340
Nurse Anesthetists 150 $187,860

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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