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Nursing at Dickinson State University

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Dickinson State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

DSU is located in Dickinson, North Dakota and approximately 1,441 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from DSU.

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

DSU Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

DSU Nursing Rankings

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

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 DSU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 53
Best Value Nursing Schools 444
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 543
561
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 649
Best Nursing Schools 800
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 928
1,186
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,398
Most Popular Nursing Schools 1,840

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from DSU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at DSU is $62,558. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

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Nursing Student Demographics at DSU

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

DSU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 19 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from DSU, about 16% were men and 84% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at DSU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at DSU 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 Dickinson State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

DSU 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 Dickinson State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 19

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 ND, the home state for Dickinson State University.

Occupation Jobs in ND Average Salary in ND
Registered Nurses 8,770 $65,740
Medical and Health Services Managers 920 $111,430
Nurse Practitioners 480 $106,200
Nursing Instructors and Professors 210 $75,650
Nurse Anesthetists 140 $197,860

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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