Nursing at Winston - Salem State University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Winston - Salem State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WSSU is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 5,169 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.

WSSU Nursing Degrees Available

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

WSSU Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at WSSU 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #272 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at WSSU

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

WSSU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Winston - Salem State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	59
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	70
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

WSSU Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Winston - Salem State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	262
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	24
Nursing Practice	7

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 NC, the home state for Winston - Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Registered Nurses	102,500	$64,850
Medical and Health Services Managers	9,230	$117,650
Nurse Practitioners	4,760	$104,100
Nurse Anesthetists	3,050	$178,250
Nursing Instructors and Professors	2,170	$68,710

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 Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.