Nursing at East Tennessee State University

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 East Tennessee State University stacks up to those at other schools.

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and approximately 13,713 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 563 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from ETSU.

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

ETSU Nursing Degrees Available

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

ETSU Nursing Rankings

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

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 ETSU 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
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	68
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	83
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	201
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	253
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	261
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	368
	521
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	814

In 2021, 139 students received their master’s degree in nursing from ETSU. This makes it the #68 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #201 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from ETSU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at ETSU is $51,719. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

Nursing Student Demographics at ETSU

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

ETSU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at ETSU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at ETSU 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 East Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	447
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

ETSU Nursing Master’s Program

The nursing program at ETSU awarded 139 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. ETSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from ETSU, 87% 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 East Tennessee State University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	121
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

ETSU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at East Tennessee State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Tennessee State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	702
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	17
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	14
Nursing Science	4

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Dental Support Services
• Communication Sciences

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 East Tennessee State 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 Boboskaditdatin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.