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Nursing at Carrington College-Sacramento

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Carrington College-Sacramento. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Carrington College-Sacramento is in Sacramento, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 69 nursing graduations were recorded at Carrington College-Sacramento.

Studying Online at Carrington College-Sacramento

Distance learning is available at Carrington College-Sacramento. Of 2,207 students, 1,235 (56%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 376 (17%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Carrington College-Sacramento

Use these rankings to compare Carrington College-Sacramento’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#97 of 141
Best Value	California	#127 of 137
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#140 of 224
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#204 of 218
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#565 of 1,918
Best Value	Nationwide	#1815 of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Carrington College-Sacramento

Students who complete Carrington College-Sacramento’s Nursing program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$92,587
2 years	$90,412
3 years	$97,140
4 years	$110,961
5 years	$117,741

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Carrington College-Sacramento earn a median of $110,961, compared with $45,810 for all Carrington College-Sacramento graduates — about 142% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Nursing graduates from Carrington College-Sacramento comes in at $35,740.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Nursing graduates at Carrington College-Sacramento, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at Carrington College-Sacramento are 80% women (55) and 20% men (14).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Carrington College-Sacramento

Among the 69 associate’s nursing graduates at Carrington College-Sacramento, 80% were women (55) and 20% were men (14).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Carrington College-Sacramento.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	19
Hispanic / Latino	19
Black / African American	5
Asian	21
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Unknown	4

Minority students account for 67% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Carrington College-Sacramento, higher than 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 Carrington College-Sacramento

This Nursing program at Carrington College-Sacramento offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	69

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Students who finish Nursing program at Carrington College-Sacramento pursue many career paths. The table below ranks 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.