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Nursing at Carl Albert State College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, consider the program at Carl Albert State College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Carl Albert State College sits in Poteau, OK.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 42 nursing graduations were recorded at Carl Albert State College.

Studying Online at Carl Albert State College

Distance learning is available at Carl Albert State College. Among 1,851 students, 873 (47%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 589 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Carl Albert State College

Use these rankings to compare Carl Albert State College’s Nursing program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Oklahoma	#4 of 29
Best Schools (Quality)	Oklahoma	#14 of 30
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#55 of 183
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#109 of 192
Best Value	Nationwide	#382 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#925 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Carl Albert State College

Those who finish Carl Albert State 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	$57,583
2 years	$52,733
3 years	$53,141
4 years	$58,040
5 years	$71,378

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Nursing graduates from Carl Albert State College earn a median of $58,040, compared with $29,525 for all Carl Albert State College graduates — about 97% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Carl Albert State College comes in at $13,625.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Nursing graduates at Carl Albert State College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Carl Albert State College are 90% women (38) and 10% men (4).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Carl Albert State College

Among the 42 associate’s nursing graduates at Carl Albert State College, 90% were women (38) and 10% were men (4).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	25
Hispanic / Latino	3
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	5
Two or More Races	7
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Carl Albert State College, below 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 Carl Albert State College

This Nursing program at Carl Albert State College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	42

Top-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Carl Albert State College go on to a range of careers. 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.