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Nursing at Dominican University

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

Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and approximately 3,189 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Dominican U.

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

Dominican U Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Dominican U Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Dominican U 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 Dominican U 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 Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 367
485
Best Nursing Schools 530
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 637
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 709
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 714
1,053
Most Popular Nursing Schools 1,377
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,382
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,598

Earnings of Dominican U Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Dominican U is $63,717. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Dominican U

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

Dominican U Nursing Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from Dominican U. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 Dominican University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Dominican U 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Dominican University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 46

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 IL, the home state for Dominican University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Registered Nurses 129,400 $73,890
Medical and Health Services Managers 14,050 $121,900
Nurse Practitioners 5,540 $105,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,810 $69,310
Nurse Anesthetists 1,510 $190,500

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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