Nursing at Baker University

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

Baker is located in Baldwin City, Kansas and has a total student population of 2,279. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Baker.

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

Baker Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Baker

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Baker does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Baker Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Baker performed in these rankings.

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 Baker 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 Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	102
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	135
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	310
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools	359
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	374
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	512
	520
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	529
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	537
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	563
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	700
Most Focused Nursing Schools	718
Best Nursing Schools	742
	903
Most Popular Nursing Schools	924
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,571
	1,691

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Baker. This makes it the #564 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Baker Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Baker is $56,831. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Baker

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

Baker Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 81 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from Baker in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Baker 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 Baker University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	67
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Baker Nursing Master’s Program

The nursing program at Baker awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Baker, 100% 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 Baker University with a master's in nursing.

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

Baker also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Baker University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	81
Nursing Administration	2

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics

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 KS, the home state for Baker University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Registered Nurses	27,810	$61,030
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,890	$94,050
Nurse Practitioners	2,270	$99,430
Nursing Instructors and Professors	530	$63,640
Nurse Anesthetists	300	$159,600

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 Bhall87 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.