Nursing at Emory 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 Emory University stacks up to those at other schools.

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 13,997 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 377 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Emory.

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

Emory Nursing Degrees Available

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

Emory Nursing Rankings

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

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 Emory 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	47
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	67
Most Popular Nursing Schools	69
	112
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	126
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	137
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	195
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	206
	251
	418
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	492
	933
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,674

In 2021, 150 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Emory. This makes it the #66 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #114 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Emory Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Emory is $64,577. This is 3% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Emory

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

Emory Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 377 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from Emory in 2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Emory are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Emory University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	55
Black or African American	64
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	198
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Emory Nursing Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 150 students earned a master's degree in nursing from Emory. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Emory, 59% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	89
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Emory also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 28 students 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 Emory University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	386
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	55
Nursing Practice	40
School Nursing	30
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing	15
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing	12
Nurse Anesthetist	10
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	10
Nursing Science	7
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing	6

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Medical Science
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Allied Health 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 GA, the home state for Emory University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Registered Nurses	76,640	$68,950
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850
Nurse Practitioners	6,110	$106,750
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,130	$71,470
Nurse Anesthetists	990	$151,070

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 Mpspqr under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.