Nursing at Cumberland University
CU is located in Lebanon, Tennessee and has a total student population of 2,704. In 2021, 39 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from CU.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
CU Nursing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
Online Classes Are Available at CU
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.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? CU offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:
- Master’s Degree
CU Nursing Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at CU 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 CU 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 |
---|---|
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 52 |
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 327 |
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 465 |
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 467 |
536 | |
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 601 |
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 669 |
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 767 |
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 772 |
943 | |
Most Focused Nursing Schools | 1,116 |
Best Value Nursing Schools | 1,141 |
Best Nursing Schools | 1,243 |
Most Popular Nursing Schools | 1,321 |
1,735 |
In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in nursing from CU. This makes it the #466 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.
How Much Do Nursing Graduates from CU Make?
The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at CU is $55,549. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.
Nursing Student Demographics at CU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Cumberland University.
CU Nursing Bachelor’s Program
About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at CU 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 Cumberland University with a bachelor's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 28 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
CU Nursing Master’s Program
Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from CU, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cumberland University with a master's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 7 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
CU 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cumberland University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Registered Nursing | 39 |
Nursing Administration | 10 |
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 TN, the home state for Cumberland University.
Occupation | Jobs in TN | Average Salary in TN |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 60,360 | $61,320 |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 10,320 | $101,550 |
Nurse Practitioners | 7,010 | $95,990 |
Nurse Anesthetists | 2,190 | $150,880 |
Nursing Instructors and Professors | 910 | $75,300 |
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 Ichabod under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.