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Registered Nursing at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

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

A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and approximately 13,106 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 183 students received a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from A-State.

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.

A-State Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at A-State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? A-State offers distance education options for registered nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

A-State Registered Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at A-State 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 26
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 100
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 108
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 142
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 147
Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools 302
Best Value Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools 583
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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 755

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from A-State. This makes it the #100 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at A-State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

A-State Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

93% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of registered nursing associate's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in registered nursing at A-State are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. A-State does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in registered nursing graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas State University - Main Campus with a associate's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 34
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 54
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

A-State Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 183 registered nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from A-State, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at A-State 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 Arkansas State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 23
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 143
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

A-State Registered Nursing Master’s Program

92% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students earned a master's degree in registered nursing from A-State. About 92% of these graduates were women and the other 8% were men.

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Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from A-State, 86% 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 Arkansas State University - Main Campus with a master's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

A-State also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 AR, the home state for Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Registered Nurses 25,380 $60,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 650 $54,920

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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