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Nursing at Eastern Arizona College

If you are interested in studying Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Arizona College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Eastern Arizona College is in Thatcher, AZ.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 69 nursing graduations were recorded at Eastern Arizona College.

Online Class Availability at Eastern Arizona College

Online coursework is an option at Eastern Arizona College. Among 5,213 students, 392 (8%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 878 (17%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Eastern Arizona College

Use these rankings to compare Eastern Arizona College’s Nursing program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Arizona	#None of 32
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#None of 192
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#None of 1,918
Best Value	Arizona	#None of 28
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#None of 183
Best Value	Nationwide	#None of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Eastern Arizona College

Those who finish Eastern Arizona College’s Nursing program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$64,168
2 years	$61,144
3 years	$66,730
4 years	$71,614
5 years	$77,350

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Nursing graduates from Eastern Arizona College earn a median of $71,614, compared with $43,281 for all Eastern Arizona College graduates — about 65% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Nursing graduates at Eastern Arizona College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Eastern Arizona College are 88% women (61) and 12% men (8).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Eastern Arizona College

Of the 69 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Eastern Arizona College, 88% were women (61) and 12% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Eastern Arizona College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	43
Hispanic / Latino	19
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Eastern Arizona College, below the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Eastern Arizona College

This Nursing program at Eastern Arizona College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	69

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Those who complete Nursing program at Eastern Arizona College pursue many career paths. Below are the best-paid careers for Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.