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Nursing at Bergen Community College

If you are interested in studying Nursing, take a look at what Bergen Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Bergen Community College is in Paramus, NJ.

During the most recent reporting year, 102 nursing graduations were recorded at Bergen Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Bergen Community College

Online coursework is an option at Bergen Community College. Among 11,720 students, 1,679 (14%) studied exclusively online and 3,977 (34%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Bergen Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Bergen Community College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	New Jersey	#14 of 46
Best Schools (Quality)	New Jersey	#15 of 47
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#42 of 258
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#79 of 274
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#240 of 1,918
Best Value	Nationwide	#461 of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Bergen Community College

Those who finish Bergen Community 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	$64,699
2 years	$71,575
3 years	$82,574
4 years	$91,465
5 years	$111,636

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Nursing graduates from Bergen Community College take home a median $91,465, compared with $43,243 for all Bergen Community College graduates — about 112% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from Bergen Community College stands at $18,750.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Nursing graduates at Bergen Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Bergen Community College are 84% women (86) and 16% men (16).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Bergen Community College

Of the 102 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Bergen Community College, 84% were women (86) and 16% were men (16).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	27
Hispanic / Latino	31
Black / African American	7
Asian	23
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	4
Unknown	8

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Bergen Community College, higher than 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 Bergen Community College

The Nursing program at Bergen Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	102

Top-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Students who finish Nursing program at Bergen Community College work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying 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.