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Registered Nursing at California State University - Fullerton

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Registered Nursing at California State University - Fullerton

What traits are you looking for in a registered nursing school? To help you decide if California State University - Fullerton is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's registered nursing program.

Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and approximately 42,051 students attend the school each year. Of the 992 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Fullerton in 2021, 373 of them were registered nursing majors.

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.

Cal State Fullerton Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

Cal State Fullerton Registered Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks registered nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Cal State Fullerton 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 registered nursing major at Cal State Fullerton 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
10
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 30
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 47
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 61
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 67
79
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 80
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 152
167
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 173
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 189
Best Registered Nursing Schools 204
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 776
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 787
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,508

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from Cal State Fullerton. This makes it the #67 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Cal State Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 373 registered nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal State Fullerton, about 18% were men and 82% were women. The typical registered 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 registered 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 registered 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 Registered Nursing Master’s Program

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

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

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320

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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