Nursing at Hunter College

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

Hunter is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 24,052. Of the 248 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hunter College in 2021, 193 of them were nursing majors.

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

Hunter Nursing Degrees Available

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

Hunter Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Hunter 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
	12
	40
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	171
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	218
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	230
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	245
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	261
Most Popular Nursing Schools	275
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	403
Best Value Nursing Schools	841
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,528

In 2021, 57 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Hunter. This makes it the #173 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #246 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Hunter Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hunter is $91,886. This is 46% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Hunter

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

Hunter Nursing Bachelor’s Program

The nursing program at Hunter awarded 193 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Hunter since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 Hunter College with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	85
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	45
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Hunter Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students graduated with a master's degree in nursing from Hunter. About 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Hunter does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 72% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hunter also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hunter College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	193
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	37
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing	12
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	11
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	4
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	3

Related Majors

• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Public Health
• Communication Sciences
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 Hunter College.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.