Nursing at Adelphi University

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

Adelphi is located in Garden City, New York and has a total student population of 7,584. In 2021, 496 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Adelphi.

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

Adelphi Nursing Degrees Available

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

Adelphi Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Adelphi compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Adelphi 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
	38
Most Popular Nursing Schools	71
	73
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	120
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	141
Best Nursing Schools	167
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	169
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	249
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	356
Most Focused Nursing Schools	404
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	562
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	645

In 2021, 59 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Adelphi. This makes it the #169 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #327 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Adelphi Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Adelphi is $91,066. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 45% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Adelphi

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

Adelphi Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Adelphi University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	65
Black or African American	58
Hispanic or Latino	73
White	239
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	60

Adelphi Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 nursing majors earned their master's degree from Adelphi. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Adelphi does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Adelphi also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Adelphi University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	496
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	44
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	21
Nursing Science	3
Nursing Administration	2

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Public Health
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics

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 NY, the home state for Adelphi University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Registered Nurses	182,490	$85,610
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Nurse Practitioners	13,710	$120,970
Nursing Instructors and Professors	4,380	$91,900
Nurse Anesthetists	1,770	$191,130

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.