Find Nursing Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Basic Certificate in Registered Nursing

Find Schools Near

Basic Certificates in Registered Nursing

1,912 Yearly Graduations
89% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 41% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.0% of registered nursing graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Registered Nursing Majors

In 2020-2021, 1,912 earned their basic certificate in registered nursing. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in registered nursing at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 157,596
Associate Degree 84,448
Master’s Degree 18,773
Undergraduate Certificate 2,293
Basic Certificate 1,912
Doctor’s Degree 1,058
Graduate Certificate 571

Earnings of Registered Nursing Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for registered nursing majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for registered nursing majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in registered nursing. About 89.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 205
Women 1,707
undefined

The racial-ethnic distribution of registered nursing basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 78
Black or African American 252
Hispanic or Latino 357
White 1,031
International Students 39
Other Races/Ethnicities 155
undefined

Below are some popular majors that are similar to registered nursing that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Surgical Nursing 42
Public Health Nursing 36
Nursing Research & Other 36
Nursing Administration 32
Nursing Practice 25

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Nursing Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited nursing schools across the U.S.