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Nursing at Bakersfield College

If you are interested in studying Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Bakersfield College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Bakersfield College sits in Bakersfield, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 192 nursing graduations were recorded at Bakersfield College.

Online & Distance Learning at Bakersfield College

Distance learning is available at Bakersfield College. Of 30,746 students, 7,554 (25%) studied exclusively online and 8,712 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Bakersfield College

These rankings give you a sense of how Bakersfield College’s Nursing program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#30 of 218
Best Value	California	#32 of 137
Best Value	Nationwide	#39 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#44 of 141
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#62 of 224
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#156 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Bakersfield College

Those who finish Bakersfield College’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$74,197
2 years	$74,200
4 years	$84,672
5 years	$90,276

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Bakersfield College report median earnings of $84,672, compared with $35,483 for all Bakersfield College graduates — about 139% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Bakersfield College is $9,419.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Nursing graduates at Bakersfield College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Bakersfield College are 85% women (164) and 15% men (28).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Bakersfield College

Among the 192 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Bakersfield College, 85% were women (164) and 15% were men (28).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Bakersfield College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	36
Hispanic / Latino	121
Black / African American	7
Asian	15
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	11
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 81% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Bakersfield College, above the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Bakersfield College

This Nursing program at Bakersfield College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	192

Best-Paid Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Bakersfield College go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.