Nursing at California State University - San Marcos
CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 16,367. In 2021, 294 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUSM.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
CSUSM Nursing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
CSUSM Nursing Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how CSUSM performed in these rankings.
Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The nursing major at CSUSM 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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33 | |
53 | |
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 92 |
96 | |
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 101 |
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 138 |
Best Nursing Schools | 157 |
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 164 |
Most Popular Nursing Schools | 194 |
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 213 |
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools | 275 |
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools | 275 |
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 312 |
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 453 |
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 524 |
Best Value Nursing Schools | 763 |
Most Focused Nursing Schools | 1,089 |
In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in nursing from CSUSM. This makes it the #313 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.
Earnings of CSUSM Nursing Graduates
The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUSM is $90,827. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 44% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.
Nursing Student Demographics at CSUSM
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at California State University - San Marcos.
CSUSM Nursing Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 70 |
Black or African American | 12 |
Hispanic or Latino | 89 |
White | 70 |
International Students | 8 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 45 |
CSUSM Nursing Master’s Program
In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - San Marcos with a master's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 9 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
CSUSM also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Concentrations Within Nursing
If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - San Marcos. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Registered Nursing | 321 |
Related Majors
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 - San Marcos.
Occupation | Jobs in CA | Average Salary in CA |
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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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Eamuscatuli under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.