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Nursing at Carlow University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Carlow University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Carlow is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,976. In 2021, 13 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Carlow.

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

Carlow Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Carlow

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Carlow does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Carlow Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Carlow compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Carlow 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
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 45
Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 80
Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 98
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 132
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 138
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 148
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 151
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 177
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 191
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 195
214
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 238
271
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 271
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 333
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 383
Most Focused Nursing Schools 575
664
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 751
Most Popular Nursing Schools 869
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 923
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,272
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In 2021, 70 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Carlow. This makes it the #138 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #272 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Carlow Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Carlow is $60,706. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Carlow

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

Carlow Nursing Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 13 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Carlow, about 15% were men and 85% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Carlow since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Carlow are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Carlow University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Carlow Nursing Master’s Program

93% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at Carlow awarded 70 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 7% of these degrees went to men with the other 93% going to women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Carlow, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 39
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 27

Carlow also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Carlow University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Carlow University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 60
Registered Nursing 13
Nursing Administration 9
Nursing Practice 6
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 2

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 PA, the home state for Carlow University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses 148,520 $70,390
Medical and Health Services Managers 16,410 $97,310
Nurse Practitioners 7,280 $98,250
Nursing Instructors and Professors 4,010 $78,810
Nurse Anesthetists 1,700 $171,250

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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