Nursing at The Graduate Center, CUNY

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at The Graduate Center, CUNY stacks up to those at other schools.

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and approximately 9,300 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 197 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from The Graduate Center.

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

The Graduate Center Nursing Degrees Available

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

The Graduate Center Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how The Graduate Center performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at The Graduate Center 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
	11
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	54
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	201
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	210
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	233
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	263
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Most Popular Nursing Schools	348
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	379
Best Value Nursing Schools	393
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	465
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	529
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,094

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in nursing from The Graduate Center. This makes it the #466 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #234 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of The Graduate Center Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at The Graduate Center is $94,707. This is 51% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at The Graduate Center

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

The Graduate Center Nursing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 197 nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from The Graduate Center. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at The Graduate Center since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 The Graduate Center, CUNY with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	43
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

The Graduate Center Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in Nursing from The Graduate Center in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. The Graduate Center does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

The Graduate Center also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 9 students 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 The Graduate Center, CUNY. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	197
Nursing Administration	10
Nursing Science	9

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Communication Sciences
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health

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 NY, the home state for The Graduate Center, CUNY.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Registered Nurses	182,490	$85,610
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Nurse Practitioners	13,710	$120,970
Nursing Instructors and Professors	4,380	$91,900
Nurse Anesthetists	1,770	$191,130

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 Alex Irklievski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.