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Nursing at California State University - Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and has a total student population of 42,051. Of the 992 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Fullerton in 2021, 373 of them were nursing majors.

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

Cal State Fullerton Nursing Degrees Available

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

Cal State Fullerton Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Cal State Fullerton 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 Cal State Fullerton 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
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30
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 65
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 73
88
Most Popular Nursing Schools 114
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 114
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 118
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 123
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 138
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 165
184
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 196
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 198
Best Nursing Schools 250
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 291
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 501
Best Value Nursing Schools 822
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 823
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,600

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Cal State Fullerton. This makes it the #197 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #118 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Cal State Fullerton Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State Fullerton is $86,611. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 38% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Cal State Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton Nursing Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 373 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Cal State Fullerton. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal State Fullerton since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 California State University - Fullerton with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 118
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 128
White 68
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 35

Cal State Fullerton Nursing Master’s Program

94% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 50 students who earned a master's degree in Nursing from Cal State Fullerton in 2020-2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Cal State Fullerton also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 26 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Fullerton. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 423
Nursing Practice 26

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Fullerton.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 34,510 $125,770
Nurse Practitioners 13,420 $133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320
Nurse Anesthetists 1,180 $212,210

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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